To increase the security of  iCloud accounts Apple added app-specific passwords on October 1st. When user use third party apps, this  useful feature of two-step verification  allows user to sign in to iCloud securely. app specific passwords for iCloudApp specific passwords for iCloud permits user to sign in securely to personal iCloud account when you use third-party apps such as Microsoft Outlook This app  doesn’t support two-step verification.

How how to use app specific passwords for iCloud

To use app specific passwords for iCloud you need to visit the My Apple ID website.
  • Select Manage your Apple ID and sign in.
  • From the menu on the left-hand side tap on the Password and Security option generate the app-specific password
  • Then tap on Generate an App-Specific Password.
  • Enter a label for the app-specific password, and click Generate an App-specific Password.
  • You can enter or paste this app-specific password into the password field of the app you would like to use with iCloud.
Generate an App-specific Password 2You can create up to 25 app-specific passwords for your iCloud account. If you used all 25 app-specific passwords for iCloud you have an opportunity to revoke one or all  passwords individually. If you believe that your device where you’re using the iCloud account is compromised you may also revoke the password. Here is how to do this: Step 1. Go to  My Apple ID website. Step 2. Select Manage your Apple ID and sign in. app specific passwords Step 3. From the menu on the left-hand side tap on the Password and Security option Select View History. Select View History Step 4. Tap Revoke next to a password to revoke only that password, or tap Revoke All to revoke all passwords. If you revoke the app-specific password it automatically sign you out of the iCloud account . If you want to use app specific passwords for iCloud you should  sign-in again. Please note when you reset your primary Apple ID password, all the app-specific passwords will also be revoked automatically with aim to protect the security of your account. For the third-party apps that don’t support two-step verification you will have to regenerate the app-specific passwords.