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OS X 10.10.3 Beta Adds Support for Google 2-Step Verification on Internet Accounts

In addition to a new Photos app (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/05/photos-for-os-x-first-impressions/) and emoji improvements (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/06/os-x-10-10-3-emoji/), yesterday's developer release of the first OS X 10.10.3 beta (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/05/apple-10-10-3-photos-app/) also includes new direct support for Google's 2-Step Verification when setting up Google services in the Internet Accounts section of System Preferences.
 
 2-Step Verification (https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/180744?hl=en) is an optional security setting that requires users to enter not only their account password but also a unique code sent by Google via phone app, text message, or voice call to a previously registered device or phone number, greatly enhancing account security.
 
 Not all devices and apps support Google's 2-Step Verification, however, and as a backup Google also allows users to generate app-specific passwords (https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en) to register a unique password for that device or app. The app-specific password can be revoked at any time by logging into the user's Google account for another time, making it easy to disable access on a device that has been lost or stolen.
 
 On OS X 10.10.2 and earlier, users setting up their machines to access Google accounts with 2-Step Verification enabled have had to use this app-specific password option. Users trying to log in with their standard Google account passwords are met with error messages informing them they need to use this option.
 
 (http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2015/02/yosemite_2fa_reject.jpg)<center>OS X 10.10.2 requiring an app-specific password for a Google account protected with 2-Step Verification</center>
 But as noticed (https://twitter.com/schwa/status/563787273720713216) by developer Jonathan Wight, the new OS X 10.10.3 beta now fully supports (https://twitter.com/schwa/status/563787532144365568) 2-Step Verification, allowing users to log in with their standard passwords and unique verification codes.
 
 (http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2015/02/yosemite_google_2step.jpg)<center>OS X 10.10.3 requesting verification code after logging in with standard password</center>
 The change makes logging in with 2-Step protected accounts much simpler and increases security by making sure the user attempting to log in has a secondary trusted device to provide the verification code.
 
 (Thanks, Sean!)
 
 
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Source: OS X 10.10.3 Beta Adds Support for Google 2-Step Verification on Internet Accounts (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/06/os-x-10-10-3-google-2-step/)