- #How to set up outlook for gmail if use 2 step security verification
- #How to set up outlook for gmail if use 2 step security code
- #How to set up outlook for gmail if use 2 step security password
#How to set up outlook for gmail if use 2 step security password
(This app password is no longer valid for my account.) You'll use this password in Outlook instead of your real password.
#How to set up outlook for gmail if use 2 step security verification
Click the link for Set up two-step verification then Next to enable it.Ī new entry is added to the Security info list called App passwords.Ĭlick on the link to Create a new app password. To enable two-factor authentication in, log into your account, click on your name and choose Account Settings, then Security info. Based on the number of "my password doesn't work" and "Outlook won't log in" questions I see, a lot of users forgot they need to use the app password. This works great, as long as you remember that you need to use the app password when setting up email accounts. Sign in will require something you know and. If you need to revoke app passwords at, all passwords are revoked. With 2-Step Verification, if a bad guy hacks through your password layer, hell still need your phone or Security Key to get into your account. You can use one app password on all devices or create one for each device. One password can be used with multiple devices, so copy the password and keep it in a safe place. Email clients can't display the second authorization screen so you need to use a special "app password" instead of your normal password, which you created when you set up two-factor auth.
#How to set up outlook for gmail if use 2 step security code
When you log into an account online, you're presented with a screen that asks you to enter the code you received by text message. If you're fooled by a phisher and use two factor auth, the bad guys can't get into your account without this code, unless they also have your phone. This code is sent by text message (or email) and is only valid for a short period, usually 20 minutes. How it works: when you log into your account from a device, you need to use a special code or password to access a site. To create this App password, go to Manage my Google account by clicking on Gmail account profile picture, click on Security option on the left. In this case, user needs to create an App-password to use while configuring the Gmail account in Outlook. With Google moving away from Basic Authentication and recommending to use OAuth instead, I want to enable 2-Step Verification for my Google account to increase security. Facebook, Gmail, GoDaddy, Twitter, and are among the growing number of sites that use two factor authentication. This is because Outlook does not support two factor codes. Two-factor (or two-step) authentication is used by many sites and services to protect your accounts from hackers. A new entry is added to the Security info list called App passwords. Click the link for Set up two-step verification then Next to enable it.
I thought I wrote about this a few weeks ago, right after Microsoft introduced two-step authentication at but I can't find it, so if it's a duplicate, sorry. Enable Two-Factor Authentication To enable two-factor authentication in, log into your account, click on your name and choose Account Settings, then Security info.
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