Bug 391908

Summary:	Cannot log into Google account with YubiKey
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	Janek Bevendorff <kde>
Component:	kcm_kaccounts	Assignee:	Telepathy Bugs <kde-telepathy-bugs>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	mail
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
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Description Janek Bevendorff 2018-03-16 00:59:14 UTC

I cannot connect my Google account, which is secure with a YubiKey as second factor.

YubiKeys only work in Chrome, so trying to log in with the KDE online auth client shows an error message on the Google login page. This is not surprising and would also not be a problem if clicking the link for choosing a different method (i.e. Authenticator or SMS TOTP code), wouldn't close the authentication window and abort the process with an authentication error.

Comment 1 Janek Bevendorff 2018-09-01 19:06:57 UTC

Any chance this gets fixed? I would really like to add my Drive account to Dolphin, but it's impossible.

Comment 2 Philipp Wagner 2020-05-28 20:54:36 UTC

Created attachment 128883 [details]
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Unfortunately that's still a problem, but there's a workaround now provided by Google: click on "Try another way" and on "Get a one-time security code". You can then copy-paste a web site URL into Firefox or Chrome, log into your Google account, and generate a one-time 6-digit code to paste back into the login window of KAccounts.

I guess a fix for this problem would either involve switching away from QtWebKit to an embedded Chrome, or spawn a Firefox or Chrome instance and somehow get the generated token back.