Two Stage Authentication with email client..

Admiral Huddy · 15 Jan 2018 at 14:19

Ok, I think i know the answer to this but i thought I'd ask.

I have setup my outlook email address with a Two Stage Authentication but now my local Outlook client isn't working. yet interestingly enough, the mail app on my iPhone work fine.

Does anyone know of a way round this? I thought it would pick up my main PC as a Trusted Device.

Thanks

andshrew · 15 Jan 2018 at 14:35

You need to generate an App password for the Outlook client.

Sp00n · 15 Jan 2018 at 14:37

I think you have to have a specific application password for outlook as it doesn't support traditional 2fa.

That was the case when I set up gmail.

Admiral Huddy · 16 Jan 2018 at 09:15

andshrew said:
You need to generate an App password for the Outlook client.

.. this is my point Outlook 2016 doesn't seem to support 2fa..

Sp00n said:
I think you have to have a specific application password for outlook as it doesn't support traditional 2fa.

That was the case when I set up gmail.

Do you have any further details on this please sp00n?

Sp00n · 16 Jan 2018 at 11:38

Depending on who your mail provider is, you need to create an "app password" and sign in via that instead of your normal username/password.

Gmail: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en
365: https://blogs.office.com/en-us/2014/02/10/multi-factor-authentication-for-office-365/?eu=true

malachi · 16 Jan 2018 at 11:50

Had the same issue over the weekend. This link helped me get to the options directly.

https://www.msoutlook.info/question/902

jpaul · 16 Jan 2018 at 12:17

interesting - reading the msoutlook link

When you sign up for 2-Step Verification, we normally send you verification codes. However, these codes do not work with some apps and devices, like Outlook. Instead, you’ll need to authorize the app or device the first time you use it to sign in to your Google Account by generating and entering an App password.

I was unsure what the benefit of this is, versus current situation, where google blocks access to the account from a new device, until you log into google account and authorise that device.
The device seems to be permananetly authorised in both cases, I had though the app passsword might have some time-out and you would get a text message, each day, say, and have to re-authenticate that device.

Admiral Huddy · 16 Jan 2018 at 13:28

I get you now.. Sorry

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12409/microsoft-account-app-passwords-two-step-verification

I'm using an out look account with outlook client 2016..

I'll try this when i get home

Thanks all 3 of you.

jpaul · 29 Jan 2018 at 21:59

Has google/gmail got some new security initiative ?
, just had an email (supposedly from google - great trick if its not)