Re:Google will disable all but OAuth for IMAP, SMTP and POP ...
by yau8edq12i on Friday January 19, 2024 @02:47AM
(#39052754)
The excerpt you quote doesn't sound ambiguous at all. App passwords will clearly still be supported.
Re:Google will disable all but OAuth for IMAP, SMTP and POP ...
by khorne on Friday January 19, 2024 @03:10AM
(#39052886)
The titles of both the HN post as well as the original blog post are ambiguous however.
Re:Google will disable all but OAuth for IMAP, SMTP and POP ...
by notpushkin on Friday January 19, 2024 @03:11AM
(#39052890)
Yeah. The HN submission title is incorrect though.
Re:Google will disable all but OAuth for IMAP, SMTP and POP ...
by mugs on Saturday January 20, 2024 @01:22PM
(#39070623)
It wasn't 100% clear to me either. The wording clearly says SMTP will support app passwords, but no clear indication if IMAP will still support them.
But I asked Google Workspace Support specifically about this yesterday, and they said:
> The application passwords will support IMAP, POP, and all SMTP configurations. Rest assured that OAuth serves as an alternative, offering a straightforward configuration process for any third-party application.
The second sentence was just them continually pushing adopting OAuth. I'd love to, but the cost of the (recurring) security review is not feasible for our small SaaS app, so we'll be sticking with app passwords (thankfully).
> If you have scanners or other devices using simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) or LSAs to send emails, you’ll need to either: configure them to use OAuth, use an alternative method, or configure an App Password for use with the device.
> All Other Applications. 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.