MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlException: “The host localhost does not support SSL connections.”

I use MySql.Data 8.08 and .NET Core to connect to MySql 5.7.18 but following exception is being thrown:

MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlException:“The host localhost does not support SSL connections.”

How to deal with it?

I had the same problem today when moving from MySql.Data 7.0.7 to 8.0.8. I was able to move forward adding the "SslMode=none" in the connection string.

You will endup with something like:

server={0};user id={1};password={2};persistsecurityinfo=True;port={3};database={4};SslMode=none

(replacing the values with your database details)

And if you using a connection pool class, then you might have to do this way:

    string connstring = string.Format("Server=44.55.110.59; database={0}; UID=root; password=Newuser@123; SslMode = none", databaseName);