# Trying to authenticate MySQL 8.0.2

**URL:** <https://matillioncommunity.discourse.group/t/trying-to-authenticate-mysql-8-0-2/1506>\
**Category:** Matillion ETL\
**Created:** [October 12, 2021, 12:11pm UTC](https://matillioncommunity.discourse.group/t/trying-to-authenticate-mysql-8-0-2/1506 "2021-10-12T12:11:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![NB741204](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/48db29/32.png) [@NB741204](https://matillioncommunity.discourse.group/u/NB741204)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 12:11pm UTC](https://matillioncommunity.discourse.group/t/trying-to-authenticate-mysql-8-0-2/1506/1 "2021-10-12T12:11:15Z")

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I try to establish a connection from MySQL 8.0.2 to Snowflake at the moment. sadly I run into following error setting up the mysql source:

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Unable to load authentication plugin 'caching\_sha2\_password'.

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Since authentication via caching\_sha2\_password was introduced in 8.0.4. right now I can't update my msql server, so is there any way to configure matilion to use default native\_password authentication?

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Thanks and Best

Nic

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**Author:** ![nathan.lang1614377435484](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cab0a1/32.png) [@nathan.lang1614377435484](https://matillioncommunity.discourse.group/u/nathan.lang1614377435484)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://matillioncommunity.discourse.group/t/trying-to-authenticate-mysql-8-0-2/1506/2 "2024-09-11T16:57:50Z")

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Was there a solution to this?