[#43403] - SMTP OAuth Support for Joomla CMS
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Google is phasing out SMTP Plain authentication for Gmail and other services starting in autumn 2024 in favor of SMTP OAuth. This change requires third-party apps to use OAuth, enhancing security and discontinuing less secure access methods.
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Integrate SMTP OAuth support in Joomla CMS to maintain email functionality for users relying on Gmail. Add configuration options for SMTP OAuth in the Global Configuration section, enabling secure connections with Gmail servers via OAuth.
To accommodate this transition and ensure seamless email functionality for Joomla CMS users who rely on Gmail, the necessary configuration options must be added in the Global Configuration section under Mail > SMTP Methods.
The proposed solution involves including settings for configuring SMTP OAuth, explicitly utilizing the XOAUTH2 mechanism.
The new feature will align Joomla CMS with industry email security standards, provide a smooth transition to OAuth authentication, and improve overall security.
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I think this is very much needed indeed. I have an increasing amount of customers with Google or Microsoft accounts that need OAuth to connect. Atr this time it's still possible, but the user needs to explicitly allow 'plain' user/pw (or 'unsafe methods' or whatever it's called) to still get this to work. But these providers urge us to use OAuth. I think this will be come a bigger issue when ONLY OAuth is allowed in the future.
I agree this functionality is very much needed indeed. I see that Microsoft is dropping basic authentication support completely by September 2025. From this article: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/exchange-online-to-retire-basic-auth-for-client-submission-smtp/ba-p/4114750 I would hope to see support well before then. Does anyone know if a Mailer settings option to authenticate using OAuth is in the Joomla CMS roadmap?
Please keep in mind that this is related not only to gmail.com email accounts but all the corporate/schools/governments which use Google Workspace for the email management. So implementing this feature would be crucial for those use cases.
Thanks :)