Authentication Failed (Yahoo Mail)

While using Yahoo mail, this error message may appear in the following two scenarios:

Scenario 1

Cause

This error message appears when the user name, password, or both are incorrect.

Solution

● Enter the correct user name and password during authentication.

● Ensure that the Caps Lock key is used correctly.

Scenario 2

This error message may appear even when the authentication details are entered correctly.

Cause

In such a scenario, this error occurs when two-step verification has been enabled in the Yahoo mailing account.

Solution

Disable two-step verification for your Yahoo account.

If you want to retain two-step verification in Yahoo, you have to generate and enter an application-specific password while authenticating mailing details.

To disable two-step verification in Yahoo

● Go to Yahoo > Account Info. > Account security > Two-Step Verification > Turn off .

To generate an application-specific password for your Yahoo account

1. Go to Yahoo > Account Info. > Account security > Manage app passwords .

2. Select Tally from the drop-down menu.

3. Click Generate . Your application-specific password appears.

4. Follow the instructions below the password.

5. Click Done .

Enter this password during authentication (instead of the password of your Yahoo account), as shown below:

A mail can now be sent successfully from Tally.ERP 9 even when two-step verification is turned on.