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[Edit: Apparently incorrect, see below.] These applications authenticate with username and password directly – meaning the mail client will have knowledge of t
by cpach 2y ago
[Edit: Apparently incorrect, see below.]
These applications authenticate with username and password directly – meaning the mail client will have knowledge of the password for your Google account. This is the method of authentication that Google will now disable.
With OAuth authentication, instead of using a password, the application receives an authentication token, which is typically valid for a limited time.
- ori_b 2y agoThat's not entirely true -- Google has wanted you to generate an application-specific password for a long time.
- cpach 2y agoAha! So will they disable app passwords then…?
- lxgr 2y agoFrom the (less sensationalist) primary source linked in the article: > If the app you are using does not support OAuth, you will need to switch to an app that offers OAuth or create an app password to access these apps.
- cpach 2y agoAh, got it. Like I thought then.
- immibis 2y agoProbably - they already disabled them for Gmail.
- immibis 2y agoWorth noting this is completely nonstandard, meaning Google has completed EEE. Standards conforming clients are completely unable to interoperate with Google servers.