* [git send-email] Less secure?
@ 2016-04-24 20:54 Neven Sajko
2016-04-24 22:36 ` Eric Wong
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From: Neven Sajko @ 2016-04-24 20:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: git
Gmail by default doesn't allow usage through send-email.
They say that send-email is "less secure" and that enabling it
makes it easier to break into my account.
Is send-email really less secure than the Gmail web browser
interface?
Neven
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* Re: [git send-email] Less secure?
2016-04-24 20:54 [git send-email] Less secure? Neven Sajko
@ 2016-04-24 22:36 ` Eric Wong
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From: Eric Wong @ 2016-04-24 22:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Neven Sajko; +Cc: git
Neven Sajko <nsajko@gmail.com> wrote:
> Gmail by default doesn't allow usage through send-email.
> They say that send-email is "less secure" and that enabling it
> makes it easier to break into my account.
>
> Is send-email really less secure than the Gmail web browser
> interface?
Like any email client, git send-email is only as secure as your
own practices. It can use git's native git-credential system
for handling passwords.
According to the following post from Javier, you will need
an extra password if you have two-factor auth enabled with Gmail:
http://mid.gmane.org/CALZVapn9KjXCpO+zaYuB6RSnG747u4a7e_m_HDg+uH-uz8UhQg@mail.gmail.com
Additionally, since (AFAIK) you can still get multiple Gmail
accounts, there's no reason you need to use your primary email
account (that might be tied to your private/personal life)
for sending patches to a public mailing list.
Disclaimer: I have little experience with Gmail myself and do
not endorse Google (or any corporation). I just care deeply
about the continued existence of vendor-neutral messaging.
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