Applications determined by Google to be not secure enough will have Workspace
Google’s previously announced
Only third-party applications that use OAuth will be trusted to remain connected to Workspace.
Admins beware
OAuth is an authorization protocol that allows you to use third-party applications without sharing your credentials with them, by providing an authorization token to allow interaction.
Google’s intention behind the cutoff of LSAs is to reduce the number of third-party apps that have access to your username and password to prevent attackers that compromise your credentials from having easy access to your account and networks.
As a result, CalDAV, CardDAV, IMAP, POP and Google Sync will all require OAuth to use, rather than just a password. Those using Thunderbird, the mail app for iOS or MacOS, or Outlook
“Admins will need to push a Google Account using their MDM provider, which will re-add their Google accounts to iOS devices using OAuth,” Google said in the announcement.
For those using Outlook 2016 or earlier, it’s time to upgrade to Microsoft 365
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