Future Oauth support in Jira for IMAP/SMTP

Problem

Both Google and Microsoft have both announced that simple user/password authentication will be removed in coming years. The changes announced by google affect inbound AND outbound mail transfer.

Jira Server / DC

JEMH for Jira Server / DC is driven by Jira so it's Atlassians responsibility to resolve, they have plans:

Jira Cloud

JEMHC for Jira Cloud already has an OAuth solution for Google SMTP/IMAP:

 

Progress on ‘app’ verification with Oath summarised here:

Provider

Protocol

Updated

JEMHC Status

Provider

Protocol

Updated

JEMHC Status

Google

SMTP

19 DEC 2019

Verification Process underway

Google

IMAP

19 DEC 2019

Verification Process underway

Microsoft

EWS

19 DEC 2019

Implemented in DEV, release expected JAN 2020

Microsoft

SMTP

19 DEC 2019

Not started

Microsoft

IMAP

19 DEC 2019

Not started

2021 is a long way off, however, if you read the small print, it will affect you sooner:

"Users who try to connect to an LSA for the first time will no longer be able to do so" starting June 15, 2020, Google says

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