commit e2925222cc5fe5a8f188b75d0fa8701d34e99c36 Author: David Fifield david@bamsoftware.com Date: Wed Oct 3 16:31:56 2012 -0700
Instructions for setting up two-factor Gmail auth. --- doc/gmail-setup.txt | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/gmail-setup.txt b/doc/gmail-setup.txt index e3685e6..44f5124 100644 --- a/doc/gmail-setup.txt +++ b/doc/gmail-setup.txt @@ -41,3 +41,21 @@ POP/IMAP". * Enable IMAP * Auto-Expunge on Click "Save Changes". + +Enable two-factor authentication. We do this not so much for the +two-factor, but because it allows creating an independent password that +is used only for IMAP and does not have access to the web interface of +Gmail. Click the email address in the upper right, then "Account". Click +"Security". By "2-step verification" click "Edit". Click through until +it lets you set up. The phone number you provided when the account was +created will be automatically filled in. Choose "Text message (SMS)" +then click "Send code". Get your text message, type it in, and hit +"Verify". Uncheck "Trust this computer" on the next screen. Finally +"Confirm". On the following summary page, click "Show backup codes" and +save the codes to encrypted storage. Future codes can be generated at +https://www.google.com/accounts/SmsAuthConfig. + +Still on the 2-step summary page, click "Manage application-specific +passwords". Enter "IMAP" for the name and click "Generate password". +Save the password to encrypted storage. This is the password that will +be used with the --pass option of facilitator-email-poller.