diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/user.py b/plugins/module_utils/user.py
index 7a54a65..ac6dfd3 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/user.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/user.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def get_grants(cursor, user, host):
 
 
 def get_existing_authentication(cursor, user, host):
-    # Return the plugin and auth_string if there is exactly one distinct existing plugin and auth_string.
+    # Return the plugin and plugin_auth_string if there is exactly one distinct existing plugin and plugin_auth_string.
 
     if get_server_type(cursor) == 'mariadb':
         # before MariaDB 10.2.19 and 10.3.11, "password" and "authentication_string" can differ
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ def get_existing_authentication(cursor, user, host):
     rows = cursor.fetchall()
 
     if isinstance(rows[0], tuple):
-        return {'plugin': rows[0][0], 'auth_string': rows[0][1]}
+        return {'plugin': rows[0][0], 'plugin_auth_string': rows[0][1]}
 
     if isinstance(rows[0], dict):
-        return {'plugin': rows[0].get('plugin'), 'auth_string': rows[0].get('auth')}
+        return {'plugin': rows[0].get('plugin'), 'plugin_auth_string': rows[0].get('auth')}
 
     return None
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def user_add(cursor, user, host, host_all, password, encrypted,
         existing_auth = get_existing_authentication(cursor, user, host)
         if existing_auth:
             plugin = existing_auth['plugin']
-            plugin_hash_string = existing_auth['auth_string']
+            plugin_hash_string = existing_auth['plugin_auth_string']
             password = None
             used_existing_password = True
     if password and encrypted:
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ def user_mod(cursor, user, host, host_all, password, encrypted,
 
             if plugin_auth_string and current_plugin[1] != plugin_auth_string:
                 # this case can cause more updates than expected,
-                # as plugin can hash auth_string in any way it wants
+                # as plugin can hash plugin_auth_string in any way it wants
                 # and there's no way to figure it out for
                 # a check, so I prefer to update more often than never
                 update = True
diff --git a/plugins/modules/mysql_info.py b/plugins/modules/mysql_info.py
index 777eeb4..45cb608 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/mysql_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/mysql_info.py
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
     name: "{{ item.name }}"
     host: "{{ item.host }}"
     plugin: "{{ item.plugin | default(omit) }}"
-    plugin_auth_string: "{{ item.auth_string | default(omit) }}"
+    plugin_auth_string: "{{ item.plugin_auth_string | default(omit) }}"
+    plugin_hash_string: "{{ item.plugin_hash_string | default(omit) }}"
     tls_require: "{{ item.tls_require | default(omit) }}"
     priv: "{{ item.priv | default(omit) }}"
     resource_limits: "{{ item.resource_limits | default(omit) }}"
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ users_privs:
   returned: if not excluded by filter
   type: dict
   sample:
-  - { "auth_string": '*1234567',
+  - { "plugin_auth_string": '*1234567',
       "name": "user1",
       "host": "host.com",
       "plugin": "mysql_native_password",
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_info/tasks/filter_users_privs.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_info/tasks/filter_users_privs.yml
index 45ccc6f..fa8d418 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_info/tasks/filter_users_privs.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_info/tasks/filter_users_privs.yml
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
       community.mysql.mysql_user:
         name: "{{ item.name }}"
         host: "users_privs.com"
-        password: '*6C387FC3893DBA1E3BA155E74754DA6682D04747'
-        encrypted: true
+        plugin: "mysql_native_password"
+        plugin_hash_string: '*6C387FC3893DBA1E3BA155E74754DA6682D04747'
         priv: "{{ item.priv }}"
         resource_limits: "{{ item.resource_limits | default(omit) }}"
         state: present
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@
       community.mysql.mysql_user:
         name: "{{ item.name }}"
         host: "users_privs.com"
-        password: "{{ item.password | default(omit) }}"
-        encrypted: true
         plugin: "{{ item.plugin | default(omit) }}"
         plugin_auth_string: "{{ item.plugin_auth_string | default(omit) }}"
         plugin_hash_string: "{{ item.plugin_hash_string | default(omit) }}"
@@ -130,8 +128,6 @@
       community.mysql.mysql_user:
         name: "{{ item.name }}"
         host: "users_privs.com"
-        password: "{{ item.password | default(omit) }}"
-        encrypted: true
         plugin: "{{ item.plugin | default(omit) }}"
         plugin_auth_string: "{{ item.plugin_auth_string | default(omit) }}"
         plugin_hash_string: "{{ item.plugin_hash_string | default(omit) }}"
@@ -163,7 +159,8 @@
         name: "{{ item.name }}"
         host: "{{ item.host }}"
         plugin: "{{ item.plugin | default(omit) }}"
-        plugin_auth_string: "{{ item.auth_string | default(omit) }}"
+        plugin_auth_string: "{{ item.plugin_auth_string | default(omit) }}"
+        plugin_hash_string: "{{ item.plugin_hash_string | default(omit) }}"
         tls_require: "{{ item.tls_require | default(omit) }}"
         priv: "{{ item.priv | default(omit) }}"
         resource_limits: "{{ item.resource_limits | default(omit) }}"