Many services where two-factor authentication is enabled require app specific passwords. I have enabled two-factor authentication for my Microsoft Outlook.com account as well as for my Office 365 Business account and I had to create app specific passwords fo from both services to set up my Outlook and Mail apps on the PC and iPhone.
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Maria Reyes Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2018 8:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: app-specific passwords question Hi, app specific passwords are only for iCloud email addresses. You will get a code sent to your other trusted devices when you try to log in with another device or browser. At least with my outlook apple ID I don't need to create app specific passwords. Sent from my sprint iPhone X!!! On May 13, 2018, at 11:32 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I don’t think you can use an app specific password on two different devices. Maybe try it, but I think the point is that you create one for each device in order to maintain the security of your two-factor authentication. The point of app specific passwords is that you use them once on a specific device for whichever app they were created for, if you ever don’t use said device any more you can log into your Apple, Microsoft or gmail account and revoke/delete the app specific password for said device to make extra sure it can’t be used again. I did read one article just now which said the security of app specific passwords is a bit of a pretence since according to said article anybody who could gain access to your app specific password can use it to access your account, apparently even to log into your account online. But this article was 4 years old and if you need app specific passwords that means you have two-factor authentication enabled and hence logging into to your account online should require you to also enter a code given to you by text message or via an authenticator app such as Microsoft Authenticator or Google Authenticator. I certainly never use an app specific password again and if I buy a new computer or a new iPhone I always generate another one to use with that particular device. Regards, Sieghard From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of Daniel McGee Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2018 12:26 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: app-specific passwords question Hi all. So I plan to install outlook, gmail and inbox across my two devices and after trying out each app, evaluate which one I will go with. However, I have a question about re using an app-specific password<https://www.imore.com/how-generate-app-specific-passwords-iphone-ipad-mac?amp>.Having one password on my two devices, would it be bad practice if I created one app-specific password for say, the gmail app and use it again on the second device? Or should I create each app-specific password<https://www.imore.com/how-generate-app-specific-passwords-iphone-ipad-mac?amp> per each device I'm using? I wanted to go with the best security practice and wondered which idea you would recommend from a security point of view. Daniel -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. 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