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Re: gmail+imap+smtp (oauth2)
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Tim Cross |
Subject: |
Re: gmail+imap+smtp (oauth2) |
Date: |
Thu, 05 May 2022 02:45:36 +1000 |
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Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> writes:
>>>>>> On Wed, 04 May 2022 17:35:45 +0200, Óscar Fuentes <ofv@wanadoo.es> said:
>
> Óscar> Tim Cross <theophilusx@gmail.com> writes:
> >> Google introduced the concept of app passwords back when they first
> >> implemented 2FA. Basically, they are just a password based
> >> authentication workflow which can be used with applications that do not
> >> support 2FA or oauth2 based authentication and authorisation.
>
> Óscar> [snip]
>
> >> Google is removing access to imap/smtp using your main google
> >> login/password and will require 2FA and oauth2 for all web based
> >> authn/authz. However, their documentation implies that app passwords
> >> will remain as the standad solution for applications which cannot do
> 2FA
> >> or oauth2.
>
> Óscar> If I read this right:
>
> Óscar> https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en
>
> Óscar> app passwords require to have 2FA turned on. So you have to go
> through
> Óscar> the 2FA process anyway with app passwords.
>
> When creating the app password, maybe (itʼs been so long since I
> created my app password for Gnus that I donʼt remember). But *using*
> the app password just requires presenting it using the normal
> IMAP/SMTP/etc authentication protocols.
>
2FA has nothing to do with the application passwords (at least not
directly). You just need to have enabled it in order to enable
application passwords for your account.
- Re: gmail+imap+smtp (oauth2), (continued)
- Re: gmail+imap+smtp (oauth2), Tim Cross, 2022/05/04
- Re: gmail+imap+smtp (oauth2), Richard Stallman, 2022/05/05
- Re: gmail+imap+smtp (oauth2), Brian Cully, 2022/05/05
- Re: gmail+imap+smtp (oauth2), Stefan Monnier, 2022/05/05
- Re: gmail+imap+smtp (oauth2), Richard Stallman, 2022/05/06
- Re: gmail+imap+smtp (oauth2), Tim Cross, 2022/05/05
- Re: gmail+imap+smtp (oauth2), Brian Cully, 2022/05/05
- Re: gmail+imap+smtp (oauth2), Richard Stallman, 2022/05/06
- Re: gmail+imap+smtp (oauth2), Richard Stallman, 2022/05/06
- Re: gmail+imap+smtp (oauth2), Brian Cully, 2022/05/06
- Re: gmail+imap+smtp (oauth2),
Tim Cross <=
- Re: gmail+imap+smtp (oauth2), Tim Cross, 2022/05/04
- Re: gmail+imap+smtp (oauth2), Richard Stallman, 2022/05/06
Re: gmail+imap+smtp (oauth2), Cesar Crusius, 2022/05/04