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Pidgin and Facebook two-factor authentication

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Mar 15, 20265355 views
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Problem

Since I enabled two-factor authentication on Facebook: Login Approvals When an unrecognized computer or device tries to access my account: Require me to enter a security code sent to my phone pidgin-facebookchat (the Facebook Chat plugin for Pidgin) has stopped working. Is there a way to fix this?

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Fix for: Pidgin and Facebook two-factor authentication

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Add an app password:here This will generate a separate password you can give to pidgin that will not require 2-factor auth.

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