Can’t find application password

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  egoodman92 · Member · Oct 16, 2023 at 1:37 am

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  Can’t find application password. Can you help?

  WP.com: Yes
  Jetpack: No
  Correct account: Yes

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  staff-totoro · Staff · Oct 19, 2023 at 12:05 am

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  Hi there,

  I’m not sure that I understood your question. Can you tell us a bit more about what you are trying to set up?

  Some apps connected to your WordPress.com account may not fully support two-step authentication yet, like Jabber apps. You can generate unique passwords for these apps, allowing different passwords on different devices. This also enables you to disable certain passwords and block apps, safeguarding your account to prevent unauthorized access to your sites.

  

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  There may be some apps that connect to your WordPress.com account that don’t yet fully support two-step authentication. The most common are Jabber apps used to subscribe to WordPress.com blogs. You can generate unique passwords for these apps (e.g., you can have a different password on your phone and tablet). You can then disable individual passwords and lock applications out of your account to pr

  Hope this helps!