{"id":141304,"date":"2024-09-10T00:17:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T04:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?p=141304"},"modified":"2024-09-10T00:17:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T04:17:14","slug":"gmails-new-authentication-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/gmails-new-authentication-method\/","title":{"rendered":"Gmail&#8217;s New Authentication Method"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-2683940955\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\r\n<p><strong>This is an important notice for all <a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?s=gmail\">Gmail<\/a> users<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Google has <a href=\"https:\/\/workspaceupdates.googleblog.com\/2023\/09\/winding-down-google-sync-and-less-secure-apps-support.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> that as of 30th September, it will implement the OAuth method of authentication for all Less Secure Apps (LSAs). This includes any third-party apps, such as email clients, currently being used to access Gmail.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Google&#8217;s plan to tighten authentication security was first mentioned in December 2019 but with the intervention of Covid has taken until now to finally come to fruition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The move to OAuth authentication impacts all third-party apps used to access Google services (what Google refers to as &#8220;Less Secure Apps&#8221;), including third-party email clients such as <a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?s=thunderbird\">Thunderbird<\/a>.<\/p><div id=\"daves-2127118473\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&#8220;<em>As part of our commitment to user safety, Google will no longer support the sign-in method for third-party apps or devices that require users to share their Google username and password<\/em>&#8221; ~ &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/workspaceupdates.googleblog.com\/2023\/09\/winding-down-google-sync-and-less-secure-apps-support.html\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>&gt;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Google has been strengthening its account authentication method over the past few years, introducing <a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/what-is-2fa-why-you-need-it\/\">2FA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-make-apps-work-with-gmail-app-passwords\/\">app passwords<\/a>, and now the move to OAuth is imminent.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Gmail Users Need To Do<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gmail-Logo.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"169\" class=\"wp-image-141311\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gmail-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gmail-Logo.png 500w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gmail-Logo-350x118.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gmail-Logo-150x51.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you&#8217;re using a third-party app to access <a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?s=gmail\">Gmail<\/a> locally, such as MailWasher or a third-party email client, you&#8217;ll need to remove the account and add it back in ensuring it is configured to use IMAP with OAuth (before 30th September).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>**<strong>Please read: <a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/enhance-your-security-with-microsofts-latest-sign-in-technology-update\/\">How To Set Up OAuth In Thunderbird<\/a><\/strong><\/p><div id=\"daves-1830242224\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>BOTTOM LINE:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The move to OAuth might cause some inconvenience for users but it does, nonetheless, represent an important security upgrade that will more effectively protect your Gmail account.<\/p>\r\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"daves-1891576813\" class=\"daves-after-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3225321574\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an important notice for all Gmail users: Google has announced that as of 30th September, it will implement the OAuth method of authentication for all Less Secure Apps (LSAs). 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