Re: gmail+imap+smtp (oauth2)

[Óscar Fuentes]

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.

[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. 

If I read this right:

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en

app passwords require to have 2FA turned on. So you have to go through
the 2FA process anyway with app passwords.