Cannot use GTalk in Pidgin after enabling 2 step verification [closed]

Question

I was unable to use GTalk from my Pidgin IM after enabling two step authentication for Google. I get an error that the account is disabled. How can I get around that?

Answer 1

After enabling Google's 2-step authentication, you have to create app specific passwords for some apps. Go to https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords and create a password for Pidgin. Then use the password that Google will generate in Pidgin.