Re: Can't find plugin: caching_sha2_password in 8.0 RC

[Robert Eby]

>> Are encrypted passwords, as recommended, no longer
>> part of core functionality?

> Do you mean the PASSWORD() function ?
> Yes, it's been removed (since it was deprecated in 5.7).

I meant the new one: caching_sha2_password.dll which I can't find anywhere.

>> Is dynamic linking no longer a recommended configuration?

> No, not really. We have a number of dynamic plugins too.
> But since the caching_sha2 is the default authentication
> plugin now (and hence essential to normal server operation)
> we've taken the decision to link it statically
> with mysqld and libmysqlclient.

Previously, libmysql.dll was enough to connect by itself.
Why not include it in libmysql.dll so everyone has easy access?
More to the point, it's recommended and I can't find it anywhere
(except perhaps building from source).