Source
Security, encryption & compliance archiving — found from sitemap — Runbox
Checked for Runbox on 5 Nov 2026
- Page
- https://help.runbox.com/more-about-two-factor-authentication-and-app-passwords/
- Checked
- 5 Nov 2026, 14:13 UTC
- How we may use it
- Public page, crawling permitted
Technical details
- type
- page
- http status
- 200
- content hash
- sha256:b6c7cab42e28d5bece8f36bc4ce3f61c454fc23dc41b112a210343604d010b1c
- permission
- robots_ok
- screenshot
- Screenshot on file (internal exhibit, not published)
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Facts read from this source
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2FA totp otp requirement Report an error
“You need to generate a Timed One Time Password (TOTP) key, or a set of One Time Passwords (OTPs) before you can activate the 2FA service at the top of the page.”
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2FA service password restriction Report an error
“When you activate 2FA your usual account password will no longer work for IMAP, POP, SMTP, Cal/CardDAV or FTP services and you will need App Passwords for those.”
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2FA toggle without new key Report an error
“The 2FA service can be turned on and off without having to generate a new TOTP key or set of OTPs.”
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App passwords without 2FA Report an error
“Unlike some non-Runbox services, App Passwords can with used with or without 2FA activated.”
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App passwords service restriction Report an error
“If you activate App Passwords your usual account password will not work for IMAP, POP, SMTP, Cal/CardDAV or FTP services.”
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App passwords management Report an error
“Once generated, App Passwords can be turned on/off individually or collectively. You can also permanently delete a password.”
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App passwords generated by runbox Report an error
“Passwords are generated by us to ensure they are long and complex.”
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App passwords webmail login denied Report an error
“You cannot log in to the webmail with your App Passwords.”
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Totp key not reshown Report an error
“If you want to use the same TOTP key on more than one device, make sure that you write it down or copy it somewhere before activating it as we don’t show you the key again for security reasons.”
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App password not reshown Report an error
“We do not show you the password once it is saved to encourage you to use a different password in different places.”
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