IMAP authentication - what does this error message mean? about node-imap

[baranbbr]

This looks correct, check your credentials and lastly Outlook have updated their website with IMAP connection errors, maybe this could help?

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/d088b986-291d-42b8-9564-9c414e2aa040

[henryp0p]

It looks like Outlook has recently stopped supporting Basic Auth through IMAP
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/troubleshoot/administration/cannot-connect-mailbox-pop-imap-outlook

I think this might be the cause of the error.

[henryp0p]

@baranbbr thanks, I've read through their docs on this and enabled IMAP in the account so it doesn't look like this explains it

[shailendra-fxbytes]

It looks like Outlook has recently stopped supporting Basic Auth through IMAP https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/troubleshoot/administration/cannot-connect-mailbox-pop-imap-outlook

I think this might be the cause of the error.

hello @henryp0p i have check the document and yes basic auth is disabled now so i have tried it with auth2.0 and adding token like this

const mailId = 'sstest**@******.com';
const token =
'eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJub25jZSI6ImRvd3R0S2draG1fVGN1T1g3S1p................';
const auth2 = btoa('user=' + mailId + '^Aauth=Bearer ' + token + '^A^A');

var imap = new Imap({
xoauth2: auth2,
host: 'outlook.office365.com',
port: 993,
tls: true,
debug: console.log,
authTimeout: 25000,
connTimeout: 30000,
tlsOptions: {
rejectUnauthorized: false,
servername: 'outlook.office365.com'
}
});

But now it gives error - IMAP Server Error Error: No supported authentication method(s) available. Unable to login.

Can you help me with this error. My project is already using your plugin and if it not worked i have to make all the things custom and which take too much time.

Waiting for your positive response.

[henryp0p]

it's been disabled now so as far as I understand you would have to change your email provider or create an Azure app with outlook access. Good luck