Dear Dave,
My DBA told me that an account I use to talk to
my MySQL database instance has TWO passwords! How does that
happen? Do I have to provide both passwords every
time?
Sincerely,
A Confused User Who Does Not Want to Type Two
Passwords All The Time
Dear Confused User,
Dual Password Support was added in MySQL
8.0.14 and it is a very handy thing. User accounts can now have a
primary password and a secondary password. Image a scenario where
you are rotating passwords as directed by your company policy but
it takes a while to change the credentials in all your code
despite your best EMACS magic. The ability to keep the servers up
and active as your do your security due diligence is very
helpful.
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