I have software that needs to send mail, and gmail allows me to send from my personal account. I'm using msmtp. To do this I need not my normal gmail password, but a special 16-character "app password."
The internet is full of instructions on how to do this, including Gmail Help at https://support.google.com/mail/answer/185833?hl=en-GB&sjid=13430208030178711192-NC
It says I need to enable Two Factor Authentication ("2FA"), which I've done. But it continues, saying if I "can't find the option to add an app password, it might be because" and gives three reasons, none of which apply to me.
I've searched and found answers on the internet, including Google's own community support, such as at https://support.google.com/mail/thread/205453566/how-to-generate-an-app-password .
They typically say something like:
- Go to your Google Account.
- On the left navigation panel, choose Security.
- On the 'Signing in to Google' panel, choose App passwords. ...
- At the bottom, choose Select app and choose the app that you're using.
- Choose Select device and choose the device that you're using.
- Choose Generate.
But my 'Signing in to Google' panel doesn't have an "App passwords" section or anything like it. So how do I get this "App passwords?"