Why is Mac Mail randomly asking me for my Gmail password?

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#166347 10-Mar-2015 14:57

The password (whatever it is - I have forgotten it) has not changed at all - and yet all of a sudden Mail is demanding it be entered.

Why?

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#1254662 10-Mar-2015 14:57

You don't two factor authentication enabled on that Gmail account by any chance do you?

Dairyxox

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#1254729 10-Mar-2015 16:20

You don't use a VPN or DNS service (think Global Mode) do you?
Google might be thinking you're overseas and blocking access?

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#1254742 10-Mar-2015 16:38

I have read somewhere that they are forcing encrypted passwords to be sent, this might be the issue? (uncheck "allow insecure authentication")

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#1254928 10-Mar-2015 20:45

You need an app specific password by the sounds of it. See screenshot below.

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#1256937 12-Mar-2015 11:19

AidanS: You don't two factor authentication enabled on that Gmail account by any chance do you?

No, I don't think so.

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#1256939 12-Mar-2015 11:21

Dairyxox: You don't use a VPN or DNS service (think Global Mode) do you?
Google might be thinking you're overseas and blocking access?

No, I don't think so.

It seems to be a periodic thing. Perhaps every 'X' weeks it is forced to ask?

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#1256940 12-Mar-2015 11:21

PoHq: You need an app specific password by the sounds of it. See screenshot below.

Maybe. Where is that screen shot of?

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#1256941 12-Mar-2015 11:21

Geektastic:

No, I don't think so.

Well you should.

Just make sure you record your app passwords somewhere as I have not found a way to get google to redisplay them if you need to reenter them.

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#1256943 12-Mar-2015 11:23

richms:
Geektastic:

No, I don't think so.

Well you should.

Just make sure you record your app passwords somewhere as I have not found a way to get google to redisplay them if you need to reenter them.

Isn't recording passwords sort of against the whole point? ;-)

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#1256945 12-Mar-2015 11:25

Geektastic:

Isn't recording passwords sort of against the whole point? ;-)

No, because they are recorded anyway by whatever software you put them into. The problem comes when google does its hissyfit because you are coming in from another IP and the braindead app deletes the saved password when it reprompts.

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#1267177 24-Mar-2015 22:28

It just did it again this morning, btw.