Gmail App Password Use in Service Suite Tests

Last reviewed: September 24, 2026

This legacy article applies only when a Google account is explicitly allowed to use app passwords for automated Service Suite mail validation.

What changed in this article

• Prefer Gmail API/OAuth or an approved test-mail service for current implementations.
• Use a dedicated test account; do not automate a personal mailbox or production user account.
• Treat the app password as a secret and remove it from logs, screenshots, exported results, and sample code.

Validation workflow

1. Confirm that the Google Workspace policy permits app passwords for the selected test account.
2. Create the password outside AIQ and store it only in the approved secret manager.
3. Run the Service Suite script with a small mailbox test and verify no secret value appears in output.

Review note: Marked the Gmail app-password flow as legacy/security-sensitive and added OAuth/test-mail alternatives.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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