(C#) GMail App Password

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

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// 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:
Chilkat.Imap imap = new Chilkat.Imap();

imap.Ssl = true;
imap.Port = 993;

bool success = imap.Connect("imap.gmail.com");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = imap.Login("user@gmail.com","srnyyvqajocnsvdp");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("IMAP Success!");

// For SMTP..

Chilkat.MailMan mailman = new Chilkat.MailMan();

mailman.SmtpHost = "smtp.gmail.com";

mailman.SmtpUsername = "user@gmail.com";
mailman.SmtpPassword = "srnyyvqajocnsvdp";

mailman.SmtpSsl = true;
mailman.SmtpPort = 465;

success = mailman.SmtpConnect();
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = mailman.SmtpAuthenticate();
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("SMTP Success!");