Bluehost 2FA: How to Set Up an Authenticator App
Bluehost supports app-based two-factor authentication (2FA). Turning it on adds a second layer of protection, so a stolen password alone can't unlock your Bluehost account.
Losing a Bluehost account can take your sites or servers offline, so lock it down with 2FA. Besides an authenticator app, Bluehost also offers email codes and SMS text codes. An authenticator app (TOTP) is usually the best balance of security and convenience — and it's safer than SMS codes, which can be intercepted through SIM-swap attacks.
2FA methods Bluehost supports
- Email code
- SMS text message
- Authenticator app (TOTP)
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Download Authenticator App - Novaz
Install Authenticator App - Novaz from the App Store on your iPhone or iPad and open it — you'll use it to scan Bluehost's QR code and generate your 6-digit sign-in codes.
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Sign in to Bluehost and open your Bluehost account security settings.
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Turn on two-factor authentication and choose the authenticator-app option.
Look for "Authenticator app", "Authentication app", or "TOTP" rather than SMS.
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Scan the QR code with Authenticator App - Novaz.
Open Authenticator App - Novaz, tap add, and point your camera at the QR code Bluehost displays. Can't scan? Enter the setup key manually instead.
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Enter the 6-digit code to confirm.
Type the code Authenticator App - Novaz generates to verify and link your Bluehost account.
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Save a way to recover your account.
If Bluehost shows backup or recovery codes, store them somewhere safe, away from your phone. If it doesn't, check how Bluehost recovers accounts (support, an admin, or another sign-in method) before you need it.
Menu names on Bluehost can change — the official Bluehost 2FA documentation ↗ always has the exact, current path.
How to recover your Bluehost account
If you lose access to your authenticator and Bluehost gave you backup or recovery codes when you turned on 2FA, sign in with one of them; keep them somewhere safe, away from your phone. Not every service issues codes. If Bluehost doesn't, or you didn't save them, use Bluehost's account-recovery or support process (or ask your admin, for a work account) to get back in.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Bluehost work with authenticator apps like Authenticator App - Novaz?
- Yes. Bluehost supports TOTP authenticator apps, so you can generate its two-factor codes in Authenticator App - Novaz.
- Is Bluehost two-factor authentication free?
- Yes. Enabling authenticator-app 2FA on Bluehost is free — you only need the free Authenticator App - Novaz.
- What if I lose access to my Bluehost 2FA codes?
- If Bluehost gave you backup or recovery codes during setup, sign in with one of them. If it didn't, or you didn't save them, use Bluehost's account recovery or contact its support (or your admin, for a work account), then add the account to Authenticator App - Novaz again.
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