[MlMt] iCloud accounts require an app specific password starting June 15th

[Benny Kjær Nielsen]

On 9 Jun 2017, at 16:22, David Vereschagin wrote:

> On 9 Jun 2017, at 8:52, Benny Kjær Nielsen wrote:
>
>> as far as I know then iCloud accounts are still going to require 
>> application specific passwords starting June 15th.
>
> Although I've been reading about this, I haven't done anything because 
> I have yet to receive any communication from Apple about it. Is it 
> rolling out only to US iCloud accounts? I'm in Canada.

I don't think it's limited to US accounts. I received this on May 16th:

> Beginning on 15 June, app-specific passwords will be required to 
> access your iCloud data using third-party apps such as Microsoft 
> Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, or other mail, contacts and calendar 
> services not provided by Apple.
>
> If you are already signed in to a third-party app using your primary 
> Apple ID password, you will be signed out automatically when this 
> change takes effect. You will need to generate an app-specific 
> password and sign in again.
>
> To generate an app-specific password, [turn on two-factor 
> authentication](https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204915) for your 
> Apple ID and then follow the instructions below:
>
> * Sign in to your Apple ID account page (https://appleid.apple.com)
> *	Go to App-Specific Passwords under Security
> *	Click Generate Password
>
> For more information, read [Using App-Specific 
> Passwords](https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204397). If you need 
> additional help, visit Apple Support.

-- 
Benny