diff --git a/plugins/mysql/conf/my8.0.cnf b/plugins/mysql/conf/my8.0.cnf
index c3232898a..040c63bd8 100644
--- a/plugins/mysql/conf/my8.0.cnf
+++ b/plugins/mysql/conf/my8.0.cnf
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ default-character-set = UTF8MB4
 sha256_password_private_key_path={$SERVER_APP_PATH}/data/mysql.pem
 sha256_password_public_key_path={$SERVER_APP_PATH}/data/mysql.pub
 authentication_policy=caching_sha2_password
+#authentication_policy=mysql_native_password
 
 pid-file = {$SERVER_APP_PATH}/data/mysql.pid
 user = mysql
diff --git a/plugins/mysql/index.py b/plugins/mysql/index.py
index 6935e689f..2e091d43f 100755
--- a/plugins/mysql/index.py
+++ b/plugins/mysql/index.py
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ def initMysql8Pwd():
     alter_root_pwd = alter_root_pwd + \
         "alter user 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED by '" + pwd + "';"
     alter_root_pwd = alter_root_pwd + \
-        "alter user 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH caching_sha2_password by '" + pwd + "';"
+        "alter user 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password by '" + pwd + "';"
     alter_root_pwd = alter_root_pwd + "flush privileges;"
 
     cmd_pass = serverdir + '/bin/mysqladmin --defaults-file=' + \