How To Generate Third-Party Password from Yahoo Mail

How to Create Third-Party Application Access Password

Third-party applications often use a generic Yahoo login page. Now, Yahoo! Mail doesn't allow authentication using email id and passwords through untrusted login procedures or without OAuth Key. You need to generate a specific password for your third-party application. The old way that lets you allow apps that use less secure sign-in, will no longer be available after 2nd March 2020. So, to access your mailbox using the custom or tailored application, you need to generate a third-party apps password. Let’s dig deep into the procedure.

STEP 1

Login into your Yahoo account. Click here to open the login page of the yahoo account.

STEP 2

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Now, click on the Profile section of your Yahoo account and then tap on Account Info.

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On the account info page, click on the Account Security option.

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After that, Scroll the page to the App password section. Click on Generate App Password.

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Now, tap on the Get Started button to create the app password for your Yahoo account.

STEP 6

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Here, Enter the App name and click on Generate Password.

STEP 7

You have successfully generated the app password for your Yahoo account. Tap Done to close the settings.

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Sign In to your Yahoo account. Click here to visit the login page of yahoo.

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After sign in to your Yahoo account. Click on the Profile section and then tap on Account Info.

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After that, click on the Account Security option.

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Scroll the page to the option Two-step verification and click on Turn On 2SV.

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Tap on the Get Started button to start the process.

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Choose the method of verification. (Here the selected method is Phone number)

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Enter the verification code received on registered mobile no. Click on Continue.

(Successfully turned on the Two-step verification of your Yahoo account)

STEP 1

Click on the link and Sign In using Yahoo credentials.

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Now, Tap to the Mail Icon.

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In the next step, click on the profile section and then account info.

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Here In the Yahoo account info section, Click on the AT&T account setting.

Sign In if required.
Choose the option Personal or Business account.

Step 5: Now, scroll the mail secure key and select the option Manage secure mail key.
Step 6: After that, choose the email account that you want, if have multiple email account.
Step 7: In the next step, click on the option Add secure mail key.
Step 8: Enter the secure mail key as you manage it to remember easier.
Step 9: Now, click on Create secure mail key.
Step 10: Copy the generated secure mail key to the clipboard.
Step 11: At last, select Ok.