Enhanced SMTP status code · RFC 3463 · IANA
5.7.90 Application-specific password required
The account needs an app password for this mail client.
- Class: Permanent failure
Class 5: a permanent failure. Resending the same message will not help: something about the message, the sender or the destination must change (RFC 3463 §3.1).
- Subject: X.7 · Security and policy
Policies (per-host or per-recipient filters) and cryptographic operations; up to the sender, the recipient or both.
How 5.7.90 appears at providers
The exact text from the provider's documentation, as you see it in the bounce, and what it means.
Gmail
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534 5.7.90
Application-specific password required.
The account needs an app password for this mail client.
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534 5.7.90
Please log in with your web browser and then try again.
Google wants a login through the web browser before the application can send.
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Sources: RFC 5321 · RFC 3463 · RFC 3464 · IANA · Gmail · Microsoft 365 · read on 26 September 2026