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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories Networking
Created by Guest
Created on May 23, 2025

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Oauth authentification for email

Hello,

In September 2025, Microsoft will deprecate SMTP with login/password and will only allow SMTP with OAuth.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/clients-and-mobile-in-exchange-online/deprecation-of-basic-authentication-exchange-online

It would be a good idea to add this method to be able to continue sending emails using the O365 mailbox.

Thank you

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Dec 8, 2025
    IBM will use this Idea as input to planning, but no commitment is made or implied. This Idea will be updated in the future if IBM implements it.

    IBM Power Systems Development
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  • Guest
    Nov 24, 2025
    IBM is considering an off-release solution with a service account with domain-wide delegation.  A single service account impersonates users within an organizational domain, requiring administrative setup and domain-wide delegation.  The administrator would register through the Google cloud portal or Office 365 portal, ultimately generating a JSON file containing credential information used to authenticate with XOAUTH2.  CHGSMTPA would take the JSON file as input to store and use the credential information to request an access token from the provider's token endpoint over HTTPS.  The obtained token is used to send the email to that provider. 

    IBM Power Systems Development
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  • Guest
    Nov 13, 2025

    Hello,


    I also vote for this. It seems like more an more cloud provider just drop the basic authentication mecanism in favor of OAUTH 2.0 mecanism. So, it would be better that IBM implement this. The priority would be for the smtp client. However, I think it should be done accross the board for all services that may use OAUTH 2.0 authentication mecanism.


    Thank you.


    Best regards.



    Reply
  • Guest
    Aug 4, 2025
    IBM has received your Idea and is evaluating it.
    IBM will provide a response after evaluation is complete.

    IBM Power Systems Development
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Support of OAUTH in SMTP

Merged
We currently use the SMTP server to relay email from the iSeries to Office365 and outlook. We have this setup with the Microsoft connector. It is working fine. Microsoft has announced that they will be requiring OAUTH2.0 by March of 2026. Can SMTP...
6 months ago in IBM i / Networking 2 Future consideration
3 MERGED

OAuth support for gmail email from IBMi

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I've put this request in because Tech Support had nothing and recommended this as the course of action at this time. As of September 30, 2024, gmail is no longer allowing POP and SMTP for email. Anyone using gmail to send emails from the IBMi will...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Future consideration

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