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Setting up additional two-factor authentication (2FA) methods

Avoid sign-in hassles and getting locked out if you can't get codes via your usual 2FA method. When you set up more than one 2FA method, you'll give yourself options for receiving verification codes.

For example, you could set up SMS 2FA on your phone and the 2FA authenticator app on a tablet. Then, if you don't have your phone handy and can't receive SMS, you can still get your 2FA code using the authenticator app on the tablet.

Available 2FA methods

  • Authenticator app on a mobile phone or tablet – the code displays in the app

  • SMS – the code is sent to your mobile phone via text message

  • email – the code is sent to the email address linked to your MYOB account. Only available if you set it up when you first set up 2FA.

More about these 2FA methods

Set up the additional 2FA method you want to use

  1. Log into My Account (myaccount.myob.com).

  2. If prompted, enter a 2FA code using your existing 2FA method or a recovery code.

  3. Click your user name in the top-right corner and choose Account security.

    Account security on the menu

  4. Click the Add (>) button for the additional 2FA method you want to set up.

    Account security page with the mouse hovering over the add button
  5. You'll be prompted to verify your identity with a 2FA code. You'll receive this via the same method you normally use.

  6. Follow the prompts to set up the additional method. Need detailed setup steps?

Once you're set up, you'll now have a choice of 2FA methods for verifying your account when you sign into MYOB.

See it in action:

Sign in using another 2FA method

Once you've set up additional 2FA methods, if you can't use your regular 2FA method, click Try another method and choose the method.

Prompt for 2FA code with ty another method highlighted

Take a look:

Remove a 2FA method

You need at least one 2FA method, so you can only remove an additional 2FA method that you've set up.

If you remove email as a 2FA method, you can't add it back.

  1. Log into My Account (myaccount.myob.com).

  2. Click your user name in the top-right corner and choose Account security.

  3. Click the ellipsis button (...) for a 2FA method and choose Remove.

    Ellipsis button clicked showing the remove option
  4. At the confirmation, click Remove again.

Here's a demo:

Reset a 2FA method

If you have more than one 2FA method enabled, you can reset the authenticator app or SMS 2FA method. Doing this is like removing that 2FA method then setting it up again.

You might need to reset a 2FA method to:

  • change the phone number your SMS 2FA codes are sent to

  • re-link your authenticator app to MYOB

  • change authenticator apps

  • set up an authenticator app on a new phone

  1. Log into My Account (myaccount.myob.com).

  2. If prompted, choose a 2FA method to verify your account and enter the 2FA code.

  3. Click your user name in the top-right corner and choose Account security.

  4. Click the ellipsis (...) button for Authenticator app or SMS and choose Reset.

    Ellipsis button clicked with mouse pointer over reset option
  5. At the confirmation, click Reset again.

  6. Choose one of your other methods to receive a 2FA code to verify your identity.

  7. Follow the prompts to set up authenticator app or SMS 2FA again.