[Users] Setting up Claws for Oauth2

[Dustin Miller]

On Thu, 16 Jan 2025 07:42:32 +0100
Michael Schwendt <bugs.michael at gmx.net> wrote:

> On Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:45:29 +0600, Dustin Miller wrote:
> 
> > DM: ... Do you know if it's possible to have 2FA set up on a Google
> > account (i.e. online) and still use Oauth2 with Claws Mail to
> > access that account? Or are those incompatible with each other?
> 
> So far you only use 2FA to log in to your Google user account (and
> therefore also when logging in to access the Google API console for
> enabling OAuth2), but OAuth itself as an app authenticator is
> independent (just like an App Password). Theoretically OAuth can be
> based on a 2FA service, though.
> 
DM: Thanks, Michael, that's helpful to know. I've been wanting to get
2FA set up on my Google account(s), but wasn't sure if I would have to
move from OAuth2 to an app password to make it work. I'll have to try
it out when I get a chance. Cheers, ---Dustin