From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS53758 23.128.96.0/24 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.1 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id D77241F5AE for ; Thu, 3 Jun 2021 18:26:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S229978AbhFCS1k (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Jun 2021 14:27:40 -0400 Received: from mail-ed1-f45.google.com ([209.85.208.45]:44978 "EHLO mail-ed1-f45.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229835AbhFCS1j (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Jun 2021 14:27:39 -0400 Received: by mail-ed1-f45.google.com with SMTP id u24so8186793edy.11 for ; Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:25:54 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=P87smCWxjPydcIYTaL0H5pG/1ngY8Jr34P3pjTON4rg=; b=gF5Ym4+Brq2Mncz4peKtEV88R1aFKeHHJhFj8SalGo7OUFh97+OlEy8JD+Nm21h7Qm OEoFBPhXZ9dt3/cuWsY8WSXmJw+oUPQGIJ7Y3WU3bRGlSnn/z+ZUq2K7TH4sdfFefMNM m634Ls0vjnqgXlnx7KnGBNJh/rtLd2oblYrAdpvBXsjEHICAFUWALfdOmJNtn5dxlVQI /4a9VpwqQ+xnqz4fUoXHSf+r5n1oGcIB4MhbTUGd3HOW+773LvcezdraZTQSnjL3hWqM t96VvokxFIpQogjsCEfraNUftmjhq3FYxrd6UjxsD09qLmpcQdaU3iFXpKcCTtEwARxy qqqw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5312dQIdg4QFSmRV7r/D4R06y0dVbS9bJLAiVAHW30MrWkjbkr9T c87eM39vEaCAI/RBDSbQX/Jw0vJ47cY2IPBeuZ51u/R5aVUu/w== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwS3IL7kgThq117oRHBB6jcjQjxqKCkoQhIpGpgmoSXyIuJizbbE7uKK/ITBR6a+8Qto4nT+Aw7hycLAlVy6es= X-Received: by 2002:a50:9d8d:: with SMTP id w13mr823822ede.94.1622744753816; Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:25:53 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20210603180851.5tbnuvfb6auxrhvm@nitro.local> In-Reply-To: <20210603180851.5tbnuvfb6auxrhvm@nitro.local> From: Eric Sunshine Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2021 14:25:42 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Gmail OAuth2 in git send-email To: Konstantin Ryabitsev Cc: Bagas Sanjaya , Git Users Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 2:09 PM Konstantin Ryabitsev wrote: > On Thu, Jun 03, 2021 at 12:02:08PM +0700, Bagas Sanjaya wrote: > > But for users that use Gmail (like me), we must either enable 2FA and > > generate app-specific password for use with git send-email > > Is there a general problem with this approach? Gmail has been my > recommendation for everyone needing a free email account -- it's still > possible to configure it to be perfectly usable with patch-based workflows, > even if it has its own ideas about web ui treading. > > The fact that Gmail forces folks to enable 2fa for app passwords is an added > bonus in my book. :) The 2fa requirement is a problem for those of us who don't have smartphones or SMS. (I see now that they also offer 8-digit backup codes to print out for 2fa; perhaps that might be a workable option, though I haven't tested it.)