(Objective-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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#import <CkoImap.h>
#import <CkoMailMan.h>

// 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:
CkoImap *imap = [[CkoImap alloc] init];

imap.Ssl = YES;
imap.Port = [NSNumber numberWithInt:993];

BOOL success = [imap Connect: @"imap.gmail.com"];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = [imap Login: @"user@gmail.com" password: @"srnyyvqajocnsvdp"];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@",@"IMAP Success!");

// For SMTP..

CkoMailMan *mailman = [[CkoMailMan alloc] init];

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

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

mailman.SmtpSsl = YES;
mailman.SmtpPort = [NSNumber numberWithInt:465];

success = [mailman SmtpConnect];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = [mailman SmtpAuthenticate];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@",@"SMTP Success!");