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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Google 2SV without mobile number
Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 15:59:02 -0000 (UTC)
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Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
> Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
>>> Chris wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Andy Burns wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Is apparently now acceptable
>>>>> 
>>>>> <https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/05/updates-for-configuring-two-step-verification-for-your-google-account.html>
>>>> 
>>>> How is this news? 
>>> 
>>> I only posted it because there are people who have complained it wasn't 
>>> possible to access gmail with oauth, or app specific passwords without 
>>> registering a verifiable phone number ...
>> 
>> Using a third party app for reading gmail does require 2SV/MFA, but no idea
>> why people felt that a phone number was needed. It is an option, but not
>> the only one. 
> 
>   As Andy indicated: If you want/need to use App Passwords. That
> requires to switch on 2SV, but maybe you don't want to use SMS (hence
> phone number) for 2SV and don't want to or can't use 'Google prompts' or
> 'Security Key'. In that case, you were stuck, but now you can proceed
> and for example select authenticator apps or even Backup Codes.

That's what I'm saying. That isn't new. I've been using Authy for several
years with gmail logins. I don't think I've ever used a mobile number for
google. 

>   Andy also mentioned needing 2SV/MFA for Gmail with oauth, but as I
> have no experience with that, I won't comment on it.
>