Aditya Garg <gargaditya08@xxxxxxxx> writes: > +Gmail does not allow using your regular password for `git send-email`. > If you have multi-factor authentication set up on your Gmail account, you can > generate an app-specific password for use with `git send-email`. Visit > https://security.google.com/settings/security/apppasswords to create it. > > -You can also use OAuth2.0 authentication with Gmail. `OAUTHBEARER` and > -`XOAUTH2` are common methods used for this type of authentication. Gmail > -supports both of them. As an example, if you want to use `OAUTHBEARER`, edit > -your `~/.gitconfig` file and add `smtpAuth = OAUTHBEARER` to your account > -settings: > +Alternatively, instead of using an app-specific password, you can use > +OAuth2.0 authentication with Gmail. OAuth2.0 is more secure than > +app-specific passwords, and works regardless of whether you have multi-factor > +authentication set up. Thanks. Much nicer.
