playframework / playframework/play-mailer
Authentication Failure With Gmail in Play-Mailer 6.0.1
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- Scala
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Description
Authentication fails on TLS or SSL when using smtp.gmail.com:587 (TLS) or smtp.gmail.com:465 (SSL).
To by-pass the failure, I have to enable less secure apps on the corresponding gmail account for it to work. https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps
Is it that this version lacks the latest authentication mechanisms that's causing Gmail to see the authentication attempt as "less secure"?
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Research direction
No source file or test is identified in the issue. Start by reproducing Play-Mailer 6.0.1 authentication against smtp.gmail.com:587 with TLS and smtp.gmail.com:465 with SSL, then trace the SMTP authentication path; done means Gmail authentication works without enabling less secure apps.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- scala
- Domain
- authentication, backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100