Create an app password for Outlook, Yahoo or Zoho
The steps for a Microsoft, Yahoo or Zoho app password, and what to look for with any other provider.
Most providers ask for an app password before another app can use IMAP and SMTP. You create it in your provider’s security settings, then use it as the password in Relivo’s connect form. The same steps are in the Before you connect window in Relivo.
Outlook / Microsoft 365
Open your security settings
In your Microsoft account, open Security, then Advanced security options.
Turn on two-step verification
Turn it on if it isn’t already on.
Create the app password
Under “App passwords”, create a new one and copy it.
Use it to connect
Use that code as the password when you connect.
Yahoo Mail
Open Account Security
In your Yahoo account, open Account Security.
Turn on two-step verification
Turn it on if it isn’t already on.
Generate the app password
Choose “Generate app password”, name it “Relivo”, and copy the code.
Use it to connect
Use that code as the password when you connect.
Zoho Mail
Turn on two-factor authentication
In your Zoho account, open Security, then Two-Factor Authentication, and turn it on if it isn’t already.
Generate the app password
Open “App Passwords” and generate a new one for “Relivo”.
Use it to connect
Use that code as the password when you connect.
Any other provider
- Check your provider’s account security settings for IMAP and SMTP access. Some providers need you to turn it on.
- If your account uses two-factor authentication, look for an “app password” or “app-specific password” option. You need one instead of your normal password.
- Keep your provider’s IMAP and SMTP server details (host and port) handy in case the connect form asks for them.