The less-secure sign in means an app that doesn't use OAuth and instead require you to provide your password.
I've done some work to support this in K-9 (https://github.com/k9mail/k-9/issues/655). pEp have chosen to merge this code, despite the fact it's fairly unfinished. K-9 needs some UI work and testing of this feature, that will hopefully land in a future stable release. Other apps may implement the protocol, I'm not sure which though. - Philip Whitehouse On Tuesday, 17 January 2017 22:49:41 UTC, Dave Rado wrote: > > I'm trying to add my recently created Gmail account as a second email > account in K-9 Mail, but when I tried to add it, I was prevented from > signing in - the sign-in screen said that my password was incorrect, > although it wasn't; and a few seconds later I received an email from Google > saying: > > "Google just blocked someone from signing into to your Google account from > an app that may put your account at risk." Then if I click the link to > confirm that it was me who had tried to sign in, it took me to a webpage > that states: "Some apps use less secure sign-in technology which makes your > account more vulnerable. You can turn off access for these apps, which we > recommend, or turn on access if you want to use them despite the risks." > > > It then gives me the option to turn on access to "less secure" apps (not > just to K-9 mail but to *all "*less secure" apps, which I find scary). > > Interestingly, I was able to add my Gmail account to the stock Android > email app without any problems, so presumably that app uses what Google > regards as a "more secure sign-in technology" - but I don't like the stock > email app, which is why I got K-9 Mail in the first place. > > Does Google have reasonable grounds for claiming that K-9 Mail "uses a > less secure sign-in technology"? Are the risks real or imaginary? And if I > select the option to turn on access to *all* less secure apps, am I > taking a serious risk? If so, what non-Google email clients for Android are > available that use what Google would regard as a "more secure sign-in > technology" and which have comparable functionality to K-9 Mail? > > Dave > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "K-9 Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
