install soname "password_reuse_check"; set global password_reuse_check_interval= 0; # Default value (sould be unlimited i.e. 0) SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES like "password_reuse_check%"; Variable_name Value password_reuse_check_interval 0 # insert user grant select on *.* to user_name@localhost identified by 'test_pwd'; grant select on *.* to user_name@localhost identified by 'test_pwd'; ERROR HY000: Your password does not satisfy the current policy requirements show warnings; Level Code Message Warning 1819 password_reuse_check: The password was already used Error 1819 Your password does not satisfy the current policy requirements alter user user_name@localhost identified by 'test_pwd'; ERROR HY000: Operation ALTER USER failed for 'user_name'@'localhost' show warnings; Level Code Message Warning 1819 password_reuse_check: The password was already used Error 1819 Your password does not satisfy the current policy requirements Error 1396 Operation ALTER USER failed for 'user_name'@'localhost' # check exparation set global password_reuse_check_interval= 10; alter user user_name@localhost identified by 'test_pwd'; ERROR HY000: Operation ALTER USER failed for 'user_name'@'localhost' show warnings; Level Code Message Warning 1819 password_reuse_check: The password was already used Error 1819 Your password does not satisfy the current policy requirements Error 1396 Operation ALTER USER failed for 'user_name'@'localhost' select hex(hash) from mysql.password_reuse_check_history; hex(hash) 6276C87127F2B65FC6B24E94E324A02FF0D393D7FB7DEAF6F5F49F0A8AB006711D5C6EF67E36A251AB6337E7E20D312F9ED66D70EB699A6EC85B1E0BC7F376C0 # emulate old password update mysql.password_reuse_check_history set time= date_sub(now(), interval 11 day); alter user user_name@localhost identified by 'test_pwd'; show warnings; Level Code Message drop user user_name@localhost; show create table mysql.password_reuse_check_history; Table Create Table password_reuse_check_history CREATE TABLE `password_reuse_check_history` ( `hash` binary(64) NOT NULL, `time` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT current_timestamp(), PRIMARY KEY (`hash`), KEY `tm` (`time`) ) ENGINE=Aria DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 PAGE_CHECKSUM=1 select count(*) from mysql.password_reuse_check_history; count(*) 1 drop table mysql.password_reuse_check_history; # test error messages set global password_reuse_check_interval= 0; drop table if exists mysql.password_reuse_check_history; Warnings: Note 1051 Unknown table 'mysql.password_reuse_check_history' # test error messages create table mysql.password_reuse_check_history (wrong_structure int); grant select on *.* to user_name@localhost identified by 'test_pwd'; ERROR HY000: Your password does not satisfy the current policy requirements show warnings; Level Code Message Warning 1105 password_reuse_check:[1054] Unknown column 'hash' in 'field list' Error 1819 Your password does not satisfy the current policy requirements set global password_reuse_check_interval= 10; grant select on *.* to user_name@localhost identified by 'test_pwd'; ERROR HY000: Your password does not satisfy the current policy requirements show warnings; Level Code Message Warning 1105 password_reuse_check:[1054] Unknown column 'time' in 'where clause' Error 1819 Your password does not satisfy the current policy requirements drop table mysql.password_reuse_check_history; uninstall plugin password_reuse_check;