Google "Less Secure Apps" and email relay

[dmj]

From https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en

 

"To help keep your account secure, 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. For more information, please continue reading.

Special Note on Apple Device Sign-Ins. Users who have not recently signed into their Google Account using only username and password will be able to only make new sign in attempts using the Google account type starting from February 28, 2022. Existing users may continue to sign into their Google Account using their username and password until May 30, 2022."

 

Does anyone know how to configure Gmail as an SMTP relay without using 'less secure apps' ?

[TwistedHelixis]

Oh, we use "Less Secure Apps" so FMS can send its BACS emails. :-(

[fiza]

Our copiers use it too for scan to email functionality . I believe SAGE also requires less secure apps to enable remittance emails to be sent via Google. Anyone know what the solution for copiers will be?

[Edu-IT]

Use a third party service such as SendGrid, Socket Labs etc.

[jthompson]

The solution is to turn on 2-Step Verification for the Google account(s) in question, and you can then create app-specific passwords for them that will be accepted like normal by Gmail SMTP services.

[the_quick]

Exactly that, we did it for our photocopiers and it works. Google said before they will stop supporting less secured apps some time ago.

 

The only trouble you either need assign a mobile number to that account or use Security Key - but you can use one of these for multiple accounts

[rogerdnixon]

User the relay service for tings like Papercut:

https://www.papercut.com/support/resources/manuals/ng-mf/common/topics/sys-notifications-configure-smtp-google-workspace.html

Just need to configure in the Google Admin Console and your are good to go.