JKingsnorth

Q: iCloud Email in Outlook 2011 w/ Two Step Verification

I have two step verification setup on my iCloud account. I want to use my iCloud.com email with Outlook 2011 on my Mac. It doesn't seem to be working though because of the two step verification. How can I do this?

 

I'm not using the Mail App, please do not tell me to use Mail.

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Oct 12, 2014 4:19 PM

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  • by T2YUKI,Solvedanswer

    T2YUKI T2YUKI Oct 12, 2014 4:28 PM in response to JKingsnorth
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    Oct 12, 2014 4:28 PM in response to JKingsnorth

    Have you read this support article?    >>   Using app-specific passwords

  • by JKingsnorth,

    JKingsnorth JKingsnorth Oct 12, 2014 7:45 PM in response to T2YUKI
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    Oct 12, 2014 7:45 PM in response to T2YUKI

    Bingo. Didn't know this was a thing. Thanks!

  • by ghsueh,

    ghsueh ghsueh Oct 23, 2014 8:22 AM in response to JKingsnorth
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    Oct 23, 2014 8:22 AM in response to JKingsnorth

    http://www.msoutlook.info/question/773

     

    Get an App Password for Outlook

    Once you’ve set up two-step verification, you need to obtain an App Password to be able to connect again via the Outlook Hotmail Connector or the EAS protocol.

    1. In your account management go back to Security Info.
    2. Under the “App passwords” header, click on: Create a new app password
      You can also use this direct link to the App Password section.
    3. Use the generated password which is being displayed to log on to your Outlook.com account from Outlook.

    Getting an App Password for Outlook is required after enabling Two-Step Verification for your Microsoft Account.
    Getting an App Password for Outlook is required after enabling Two-Step Verification for your Microsoft Account.

    Note: Although you can reuse this password for other apps, it is not recommended or needed to save this password for future reference. Just create a new one when you are being prompted for a password in another application which doesn’t support two-step verification. If any of the passwords become compromised, use the “Remove existing app passwords” link in the “Security info” section to make them invalid.