What problem are you facing?

I would like to create mysql (v8.0+) users identified by ldap (authentication_ldap_simple) instead of by password (mysql_native_password).
Also it would be great if authenticating by auth_socket would be supported as well.

How could Crossplane help solve your problem?

This code might be changed

query := fmt.Sprintf(
		"CREATE USER %s@%s IDENTIFIED BY %s%s",
		mysql.QuoteValue(username),
		mysql.QuoteValue(host),
		mysql.QuoteValue(pw),
		resourceOptions,
	)

https://github.com/crossplane-contrib/provider-sql/blob/master/pkg/controller/mysql/user/reconciler.go#L261

To something like this if some plugin was provided

query := fmt.Sprintf(
		"CREATE USER %s@%s IDENTIFIED WITH %s%s",
		mysql.QuoteValue(username),
		mysql.QuoteValue(host),
		mysql.QuoteValue(plugin),
		resourceOptions,
	)

I would like to work in a pr if this feature is considered as desirable