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There are various authenticator apps available, such as our recommended app Authy. Alternatively, you can follow the steps below to do this. Click Set up multi-factor authentication to get started. If you're not yet required to set up MFA but want to get started, do this while you're logged in. Click your initials or profile image at the top right of the screen and select Account. Under Additional Security , next to Multi-factor authentication , click Set up.

This will take you to the start of the MFA process. When prompted to choose an authenticator app, select Use my own app. In a separate tab on your web browser, go to the Authy website and follow the steps to download Authy to your desktop.

When you enter a phone number, you can select how you receive the verification code. Then, enter the code to get into Authy. Add Xero as an account within Authy. To find the code or key, return to Xero and click Can't scan the QR code? Enter a setup key instead. Next to Setup Key , click Copy.

Go back to the Authy app, click on the plus icon to add an account. Paste the code or key and click Add Account. As Xero doesn't appear on the options to choose from, we need to create it. Select one of the options, for example Generic Blue , then to rename it type 'Xero' in the Account Name field at the top of the screen. Select 6-digit as the token length, and click Save.

Once Authy is generating codes, return to Xero and click Enter Code. You can change your backup method at any time. You need to turn off MFA, then set it up again and choose a different backup method. To change your security questions, you need to turn off MFA, then set it up again and choose new questions and answers. Ask our community of customers, accountants and bookkeepers.

Skip to main content Search icon Search Xero Central. You can temporarily opt out of MFA. Follow these steps to change the app you use. Log in to Xero using a web browser. Under Additional Security , click Change in the Connected device section. Choose an authentication method, then follow the steps on screen to authenticate yourself.

Choose an authenticator app. Follow the steps on screen to install or set up the app. Under Additional Security , click the menu icon next to Multi-factor authentication. Click Turn off multi-factor authentication. Enter the code from your authenticator app, then click Disable. Next to Backup email address , click Change. You're now set up to use MFA next time you log into Xero. If you can't install apps on your work computer yourself, ask your IT team to install an authenticator app for you, either on your computer or your organisation's server.

There are a number of authenticator apps available, such as our recommended app Authy. Alternatively, you can use the steps below to do this. Click Set up multi-factor authentication to get started. If you're not yet required to set up MFA but want to get started, do this while you're logged in. Click your initials or profile image at the top right of the screen and select Account. Under Additional Security , next to Multi-factor authentication , click Set up.

This will take you to the start of the MFA process. When prompted to choose an authenticator app, select Use my own app. In a separate tab on your web browser, go to the Authy website and follow the steps to download Authy to your desktop.

When you enter a phone number, you can select how you receive the verification code. Then, enter the code to get into Authy. Add Xero as an account within Authy. To find the code or key, return to Xero and click Can't scan the QR code?

Enter a setup key instead. Next to Setup Key , click Copy. Go back to the Authy app, click on the plus icon to add an account. Paste the code or key and click Add Account. As Xero doesn't appear on the options to choose from, we need to create it. Select one of the options, for example Generic Blue , then to rename it type 'Xero' in the Account Name field at the top of the screen.

 

Xero set up authentication -

  Sep 07,  · Xero Verify is a new authentication app, which provides a more secure way for users to access their Xero accounts. Xero Verify is available free of charge in the Apple and Google app stores. During the course of this year, all Xero users will have to set up multifactor authentication to meet the changes. Xero users are able to choose between two different . Once Xero Verify or the authenticator app of your choice is installed and set up on your mobile device, it doesn’t need a mobile or wireless connection to work. Authentication apps continually generate new codes that are valid for around 30 seconds. Why doesn’t the code work on my third-party authenticator? I keep getting an invalid code error. Overview. Set up multi-factor authentication (MFA) by installing an authenticator app on your mobile device, and following the steps in Xero to complete the process. If you don’t have a mobile device, or you can’t install an authenticator app on it, use your laptop or desktop computer instead. We recommend installing the Xero Verify authenticator app so you can receive push .