Delphi ActiveX

GMail App Password

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

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
imap: TChilkatImap;
mailman: TChilkatMailMan;

begin
success := 0;

// 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:
imap := TChilkatImap.Create(Self);

imap.Ssl := 1;
imap.Port := 993;

success := imap.Connect('imap.gmail.com');
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(imap.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

success := imap.Login('user@gmail.com','srnyyvqajocnsvdp');
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(imap.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('IMAP Success!');

// For SMTP..

mailman := TChilkatMailMan.Create(Self);

mailman.SmtpHost := 'smtp.gmail.com';

mailman.SmtpUsername := 'user@gmail.com';
mailman.SmtpPassword := 'srnyyvqajocnsvdp';

mailman.SmtpSsl := 1;
mailman.SmtpPort := 465;

success := mailman.SmtpConnect();
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(mailman.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

success := mailman.SmtpAuthenticate();
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(mailman.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('SMTP Success!');
end;