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If you recently changed your AOL password, you'll need to update it in the email client you use. Find your application's "Email Accounts" or "Account Settings" section, select your AOL Mail account, then update to your new password.
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AOL is committed to protecting the privacy and security of our members. To maintain the security of your account while accessing AOL Mail through third-party apps, it's necessary to keep your connection settings updated.
If you're experiencing issues syncing your AOL account with older third-party mail apps like Kindle Fire's default mail app or the Mac OS mail app:
OAuth is an authorization protocol, rather than an authentication protocol. Using OAuth on its own as an authentication method may be referred to as pseudo-authentication. [26] The following diagrams highlight the differences between using OpenID (specifically designed as an authentication protocol) and OAuth for authorization.
SMTP Authentication, often abbreviated SMTP AUTH, is an extension of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) whereby a client may log in using any authentication mechanism supported by the server. It is mainly used by submission servers, where authentication is mandatory.
The Central Authentication Service (CAS) is a single sign-on protocol for the web. [1] Its purpose is to permit a user to access multiple applications while providing their credentials (such as user ID and password) only once.
When creating an app password, use a browser that you've used to sign into AOL Mail for several days in a row and avoid using Incognito mode.If this isn’t successful, use webmail or the official AOL App to access your email.