Hi Marc,
Thanks Morgan, we appreciate being informed of these proposed changes.
About MySQL 5.7.5, I just created this feature request for phpMyAdmin: https://sourceforge.net/p/phpmyadmin/feature-requests/1544/.
Wow! Thank you for the quick turn around.
For context, we sought feedback on old password removal here: http://www.tocker.ca/2014/05/14/proposal-to-deprecate-the-old-password-forma...
(It’s probably not a difficult sell, but this explains some of the back-story about weak crypto.)
I agree with your proposed changes, even if they will be disruptive. Please let us know in which MySQL 5.7 version the changes are effective, when the decision is made.
I will write back when I have an update.
Thanks!
- Morgan