# Ignition 8.1.23 Email Notification with Gmail Connection Issue

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**Created:** [December 27, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-23-email-notification-with-gmail-connection-issue/68007 "2022-12-27T21:39:16Z")\
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Enable 2FA on the Gmail account, and then create an app password. The app password that gets generated will be used with your email when setting up the notification profile.

See the "Create & use App Passwords" section in this link:

> **[Sign in with App Passwords - Google Account Help](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en)**
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> Tip: App Passwords aren’t recommended and are unnecessary in most cases. To help keep your account secure, use "Sign in with Google" to connect apps to your Google Account. 
> An App Password is

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