Using a Google App Password to Send Emails in Development with Flask
This replaces enabling less secure apps with 2FA + an app password. We'll do everything together.
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► https://support.google.com/accounts/a...
► https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecu...
► https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/managi...
► https://voice.google.com/
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TIMESTAMPS
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0:00 -- Intro
0:17 -- Less secure apps were convenient before 2FA and app passwords
1:00 -- We'll cover enabling 2FA, creating an app password and then using it
2:15 -- Enabling 2FA using a Google Voice number and text message
7:09 -- Creating an application password
12:22 -- Using the app password in the Flask app and seeing if I can send an email
14:09 -- Troubleshooting why the email wasn't sent
15:46 -- Checking if it works again and it does
16:28 -- Checking when an app password was last used and revoking it