Swift

GMail App Password

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

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    // 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:
    let imap = CkoImap()!

    imap.ssl = true
    imap.port = 993

    success = imap.connect(hostname: "imap.gmail.com")
    if success == false {
        print("\(imap.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    success = imap.login(login: "user@gmail.com", password: "srnyyvqajocnsvdp")
    if success == false {
        print("\(imap.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("IMAP Success!")

    // For SMTP..

    let mailman = CkoMailMan()!

    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 {
        print("\(mailman.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    success = mailman.smtpAuthenticate()
    if success == false {
        print("\(mailman.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("SMTP Success!")

}