![]() That's how I read it, but then again I've been begging for this and have submitted the request to Apple while using Gmail as an example of doing it right so I may be seeing this article through rose coloured glasses. ![]() With the representational password they can't access anything because it's tied to that app and/or device. If you have forgotten your iCloud app-specific password, you can create a new one and use the new app-specific password instead. Scenario 1 - Part 2: Now I know SuperDuperMailbox is on the up-and-up - well, they are nice guys - but their servers get hacked and they foolishly stored your password and username which the hacker was able to find the encryption key for. Note: If syncing with iCloud, you will have to re-enter your iCloud app-specific password for Bus圜ontacts. Sure, still a security risk, but they won't be able to use that representational password to log into to grab your contacts, calendar, backups, wipe your phone, whatever. This gets associated with the 3rd-party app and/or device so they can only access your iCloud mail for you. This is where the representational password comes into play. 1.) Scroll down to Application-Specific Password > Generated Passwords. Delete an Application-Specific Password Access the user Two Step Verification settings in Personal Settings > Personal Security > Two-Step Verification. You use iCloud for email but you don't really want to give them access to your iCloud username and password, but you have to if you want to set up mail through their app. 4.) Next, Paste the new password into the password field of your app. ![]() You hear it's good but you don't know anything about the company. The same app-specific password can be used for multiple apps (Bus圜al. Scenario 1 - Part 1: You install SuperDuperMailbox, a 3rd-party app. Note: You do not need to create separate app-specific passwords for each app and. Click the + (plus) icon to add a new account. This is generated by Apple's iCloud servers and is typically gets used with your actual username/email and the generated password it creates per app and/or per device. Google already does this for Gmail.Įssentially it works like ?Pay insofar as you don't use your actual password when you let these 3rd-party companies gain access to your iCloud account, but rather use a representational password. What this sounds like is exactly what I've wanting Apple to do with iCloud for awhile now. ![]() It's not very clear from reading the article. I'm a little unclear on what this implies. ![]()
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