VBScript
VBScript
GMail App Password
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Demonstrates how to authenticate using an app password with GMail for IMAP and SMTP.Chilkat VBScript Downloads
Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)
success = 0
' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
' Starting May 30, 2022, Google will no longer support the use of third-party apps or devices
' which ask you to sign in to your Google Account using only your username and password.
' Instead of authenticating with your GMail username/password, a GMail user can create an App Password
' and then login using their username/app_password. It's literally the same, except it allows a GMail
' account owner to isolate passwords to specific applications.
' The Gmail account owner would first need to make sure she has 2-Step Verification setup for her account.
' Note: The 2FA verification is not a factor when authenticating with an app password. The 2FA is required
' to setup app passwords in the Google account console. See Sign in with App Passwords
' After the GMail account owner has setup his app password, he simply uses the app password instead of his GMail account password.
' For example:
set imap = CreateObject("Chilkat.Imap")
imap.Ssl = 1
imap.Port = 993
success = imap.Connect("imap.gmail.com")
If (success = 0) Then
outFile.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
WScript.Quit
End If
success = imap.Login("user@gmail.com","srnyyvqajocnsvdp")
If (success = 0) Then
outFile.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
WScript.Quit
End If
outFile.WriteLine("IMAP Success!")
' For SMTP..
set mailman = CreateObject("Chilkat.MailMan")
mailman.SmtpHost = "smtp.gmail.com"
mailman.SmtpUsername = "user@gmail.com"
mailman.SmtpPassword = "srnyyvqajocnsvdp"
mailman.SmtpSsl = 1
mailman.SmtpPort = 465
success = mailman.SmtpConnect()
If (success = 0) Then
outFile.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText)
WScript.Quit
End If
success = mailman.SmtpAuthenticate()
If (success = 0) Then
outFile.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText)
WScript.Quit
End If
outFile.WriteLine("SMTP Success!")
outFile.Close