Re: Google Less Secure Apps - End Of Life

"Carlos E. R." <[email protected]> Sat, 18 May 2024 14:42:10 +0200

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On 2024-05-13 23:31, Matthias Andree via Fetchmail-users wrote:
> Am 11.05.24 um 15:40 schrieb Andrew C Aitchison:
>>
>> Executive Summary:
>>
>> Google Less Secure Apps (LSA) will be turned off in two stages:
>>    Beginning June 15, 2024:
>>       No new accounts
>>    Beginning September 30, 2024:
>>       Access to LSAs will be turned off for all Google Workspace
>> accounts.
>>
>> OAuth and App Password access to smtp/imap/pop etc. will continue.
>>
>> https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/09/winding-down-google-sync-and-le$
>>
>>
> Yep. And all the while they are doing that, EC is considering if they
> want to ban calling apps "less secure" if whatever. 

Sorry, what or who is "EC"?

> I don't really
> care. Fetchmail isn't "less secure" because it doesn't bring the web
> browser that requires 100 security fixes every month, quite the
> contrary. We've had Kerberos/GSSAPI for ages.
> 
> So then, app password access it will be.
> 
> https://support.google.com/mail/answer/185833?hl=en&sjid=3175199933505007620-EU#app-passwords

-- 
Cheers / Saludos,

		Carlos E. R.
		(from 15.5 x86_64 at Telcontar)

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