Xbase++

GMail App Password

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Demonstrates how to authenticate using an app password with GMail for IMAP and SMTP. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oImap
LOCAL oMailman

nSuccess := 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:
oImap := CreateObject("Chilkat.Imap")

oImap:Ssl := 1
oImap:Port := 993

nSuccess := oImap:Connect("imap.gmail.com")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oImap:LastErrorText
    oImap:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

nSuccess := oImap:Login("user@gmail.com", "srnyyvqajocnsvdp")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oImap:LastErrorText
    oImap:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "IMAP Success!"

//  For SMTP..

oMailman := CreateObject("Chilkat.MailMan")

oMailman:SmtpHost := "smtp.gmail.com"

oMailman:SmtpUsername := "user@gmail.com"
oMailman:SmtpPassword := "srnyyvqajocnsvdp"

oMailman:SmtpSsl := 1
oMailman:SmtpPort := 465

nSuccess := oMailman:SmtpConnect()
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oMailman:LastErrorText
    oImap:destroy()
    oMailman:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

nSuccess := oMailman:SmtpAuthenticate()
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oMailman:LastErrorText
    oImap:destroy()
    oMailman:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "SMTP Success!"

oImap:destroy()
oMailman:destroy()