Google doc Advanced Protection
Google's "Advanced Protection" generates an error when attempting to authorize Zotero Google Docs Integration.
Google offers workarounds for other apps, with a special authorization code, but they don't seem to work with the Zotero plugin. Please advise whether there is a workaround.
Google offers workarounds for other apps, with a special authorization code, but they don't seem to work with the Zotero plugin. Please advise whether there is a workaround.
(ii) Click "Add/edit citation"
(iii) A new window opens: "Sign in with Google; Choose an account to continue to Zotero Google Docs Integration"
(iv) I sign into the linked Google account
(v) Next screen is a Google error:
Authorization Error
Error 400: policy_enforced
Google cannot give this app access to your account data because Advanced Protection is turned on for your Google Account.
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o2v=2
response_type=token
redirect_uri=https://www.zotero.org/connector_auth_complete
state=google-docs-auth-callback
client_id=
access_type=online
scope=https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email
From the Advanced Protection FAQ: Zotero doesn't have anything to do with your password or anything like that here. We just ask via the permissions system for the specific permissions that we've been approved for. I don't think there's anything we could do differently on our end.
1) Temporarily un-enroll from advanced protection at: myaccount.google.com
2) Use the zotero connector in a google doc
3) Re-enroll in google advanced protection and zotero connector continues to work with google docs.
-Hopefully this process becomes smoother in the future.
Zotero will have to change its modus operandis, in order to support google docs.
Beginning September 30, 2024: third-party apps that use only a password to access Google Accounts and Google Sync will no longer be supported - https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/09/winding-down-google-sync-and-less-secure-apps-support.html