On Sat, Apr 26, 2025 at 7:57 AM Sam Varshavchik <mrsam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Jeffrey Walton writes: > > > One of the most important reasons I use Gmail is because it supports > > multi-factor authentication (mfa). MFA is great at helping keeping an > > account secure. Consider, the IETF has never updated SMPT, IMAP or POP > > to include MFA workflows. > > Neither SMTP, or IMAP, or POP3, will ever "include MFA workflows" for the > same reason that, say, a recipe for a strawberry shortcake will never > include jalapeno peppers: it does not belong there. All three protocols > implement SASL, and that's as far as they go, or should go. > > A brief search finds several implementations of OTP on top of SASL. There's > your MFA for SMTP, IMAP, and POP3. You're welcome.
