I just got through posting the following after much fruitless
searching:
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date Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 9:30 PM
subject Gmail "Authentication Required"
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Starting yesterday, Gmail in Chrome is displaying a popup saying
"Authentication Required" and requesting a username/password. This
behavior is unique to Chrome - doesn't happen in Firefox or IE. It's
also apparently unique to my home laptop. It's not happening on my
work computer. I've been using Gmail in Chrome since the first day it
was available without issue until now.
The behavior began after many hours of having Gmail running - all of a
sudden I start getting this popup. I am reluctant to actually supply
a username/password, thinking this might be a phish. The popup
doesn't interfere with being able to use Gmail - it just won't go
away. It's really obnoxious.
1) is this popup being generated by Gmail/Chrome or is it malware?
2) is there a fix or workaround?
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My wife happened upon the following posting suggesting a problem with
the calendar gadget in Gmail using https:
http://groups.google.com/group/Google_Web_Search_Help-Personalizing/browse_thread/thread/ff21697b1f47c065
It seems that removing the calendar gadget from Gmail solved the
problem. It would be nice if this answer had appeared in the Gmail
and Chrome help forum.