Which is safer - to configure Thunderbird OAUTH2 or to enter the account password every time you start it?

Question

OAuth

Hello. When using Mozilla Thunderbird as an email client, which authentication method is safer to use and why?

1. Simple password WITHOUT saving in Thunderbird - that is, we enter the password for the mail account every time Thunderbird starts. In theory, the password is not stored anywhere outside the session, which means that it cannot be stolen.

2. OAUTH2 - once set up and forgotten. But the token will be stored in Thunderbird. In theory, it can be stolen and used to read mail.

Answer 1

Without the offender model, the question is meaningless.