☀️ Two-factor authentication is an important security tool. To access those accounts in some Email programs, though, you may need an app password. ☀️ If your email program uses only username and password without the opportunity to use a required second factor, your email service may provide the ability to sign in using what’s called an “app password”. This password is generated by the service and can only be used by your email program, and bypasses the two-factor requirement. Updates, related links, and more discussion: 🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: ✅ Watch next ▶ What if I Forget My Passwords If I Use Two-Factor Authentication? ▶ Chapters 0:00 Email Program Can’t Sign In 0:20 How authentication works 1:55 Setting it up in Gmail 2:26 Set an Ap password 4:00 Using an app password 4:15 How can this possibly be secure? 4:50 Revoking an app password 5:30 Use in old email patterns ❤️ My best articles: ❤️ My Most Important Article: More Ask Leo! ☑️ to get your questions answered ☑️ to subscribe to the Confident Computing newsletter. ☑️ to help support Ask Leo! ☑️ for even more! #askleo #twofactor #appassword