Sophos Home 2FA: How to Set Up an Authenticator App
Enable two-factor authentication on Sophos Home to stop unauthorized logins. After setup, Sophos Home asks for a rotating code from Authenticator App - Novaz in addition to your password.
A Sophos Home account is part of your security setup, so it deserves strong 2FA of its own. Besides an authenticator app, Sophos Home 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 Sophos Home supports
- Authenticator app (TOTP)
- Email code
- SMS text message
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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 Sophos Home's QR code and generate your 6-digit sign-in codes.
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Sign in to Sophos Home and open your Sophos Home 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 Sophos Home 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 Sophos Home account.
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Save a way to recover your account.
If Sophos Home shows backup or recovery codes, store them somewhere safe, away from your phone. If it doesn't, check how Sophos Home recovers accounts (support, an admin, or another sign-in method) before you need it.
Menu names on Sophos Home can change — the official Sophos Home 2FA documentation ↗ always has the exact, current path.
How to recover your Sophos Home account
If you lose access to your authenticator and Sophos Home 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 Sophos Home doesn't, or you didn't save them, use Sophos Home's account-recovery or support process (or ask your admin, for a work account) to get back in.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Sophos Home work with authenticator apps like Authenticator App - Novaz?
- Yes. Sophos Home supports TOTP authenticator apps, so you can generate its two-factor codes in Authenticator App - Novaz.
- Is Sophos Home two-factor authentication free?
- Yes. Enabling authenticator-app 2FA on Sophos Home is free — you only need the free Authenticator App - Novaz.
- What if I lose access to my Sophos Home 2FA codes?
- If Sophos Home 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 Sophos Home'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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