[asterisk-users] asterisk a "less secure app" on google ??

sean darcy
Sun, 27 Mar 2016 21:16:04 -0000

On 03/27/2016 01:41 PM, Lincoln Quirk wrote:
> My guess is that you should be able to use 2fa but enable this by using
> an "app specific password" in your Google account
(accounts.google.com
> <http://accounts.google.com> > Sign-In and Security > App
Passwords). I
> haven't tried it with this exact setup though.
>
> On Sun, Mar 27, 2016 at 6:13 AM, sean darcy <seandarcy2 at gmail.com
> <mailto:seandarcy2 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     To connect to google voice with xmpp, I've had to turn on the
"less
>     secure apps" switch.
>
>         You recently changed your security settings so that your Google
>         Account xxxxxxx at gmail.com <mailto:xxxxxxx at gmail.com> is
no
>         longer protected by modern security standards.
>
>         Please be aware that it is now easier for an attacker to break
>         into your account.
>
>
>
>     My xmpp.conf :
>
>     type=client
>     serverhost=talk.google.com <http://talk.google.com>
>     secret=mysecret
>     priority=25
>     port=5222
>     usetls=yes
>     usesasl=yes
>     status=available
>     statusmessage="Not available"
>     timeout=5
>
>     Is there a way to configure xmpp so I don't have to turn on
"less
>     secure apps" ?
>
>     Is this just a way of google messing with us ?
>
>     sean
>

But I don't use 2fa to login from a browser. It's not turned on (as far
as I know).

sean