formulahendry/vscode-mysql

Connecting with an empty password

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#9 opened on Dec 15, 2017

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Description

Specifying an empty password assumes no password.

When I try add a MySQL connection with an empty password it assumes no password is being used and I get an error: Error: ER_ACCESS_DENIED_ERROR: Access denied for user '****:****' (using password: NO)

If I specify an invalid password (not empty), I get: Error: ER_ACCESS_DENIED_ERROR: Access denied for user '****:****' (using password: YES)

There's no way for me to specify that I want to use a password, but that the password is an empty string.

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Research direction
Investigate how the MySQL connection is established in the extension code. Look for where the password is set and why an empty string is treated as 'no password'. The fix should differentiate between an empty password and no password set.
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typescript
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database
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Prerequisites
JavaScriptMySQL
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