Password protect forms?

  • rorypaap
    Asked on May 22, 2015 at 11:09 AM

    Is there a way to password protect forms?

  • David JotForm Support
    Replied on May 22, 2015 at 11:45 AM

    UPDATE (August 20, 2019): Password protection feature is available now. 

    Here is how it works:

    1. Open the Form Builder and find the Enable Password Protection option under the Settings tab. 

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    2. If you select this option, you should set a password for the form. If you don't set any password, the Enable Password Protection option will be unselected.

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    3. When you set a password for the form, a person who wants to open the form will see this page:

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    4. If the person enters the incorrect password, s/he cannot open the form and will see this warning:

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    5. If the person enters the correct password, s/he can open the form and submit it. However, if you (form owner) change the password after s/he opened the form, s/he cannot submit the form and will see this warning:

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    6. You can reset the password by clicking on the RESET PASSWORD button or unchecking the Enable Password Protection option.

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    Hi,

    Please be noted that we do NOT have any built in feature to password protect any form but it is still possible to achieve your requirement. You can take advantage of our "Conditions" feature to show / hide form fields based on the input of any text box. Here are the steps your should follow:

    1. Add a "Form Collapse" field at the start and end of your form. You can set the "Visibility" of the form collapse as "Hidden" and the "Status" as "Open". Please check the screenshot below:

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    2. Before the first form collapse, add a "Text Box" field where user can input the password. Please be noted that you should not use "Password" label in your form. You can use any other text like "Code", "key", "authorization". We have automated anti-phishing system which scans all forms and mark them with probability of being used for phishing activities.

    3. You can add condition in your form to check the input text of the text box. If the password matches, you can show the entire form collapse field which will in turn display all the form fields. Please check the screenshot below:

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    Please take a look at the following demo form :  http://form.jotformpro.com/form/42291563960963? Feel free to clone this form for a closer look. The following guide should help you in form cloning:  https://www.jotform.com/help/42-How-to-Clone-an-Existing-Form-from-a-URL

    If you have any further questions, let us know and we will be happy to help.

  • stekubi
    Replied on May 28, 2015 at 8:03 AM

    Enhanced solution is add a PIN to create a code - password and Browser cannot remember it :-) 

    http://form.jotformeu.com/form/51472607309354

     

  • Hermano Amador
    Replied on December 15, 2015 at 9:51 PM

    Olá,

    Fiz um formulário teste, seguindo essas orientações e para minha surpresa, ao sair da conta e tentar retornar, tive minha conta suspensa.
    O que faço?
    Tenho vários outros formulários em uso e que preciso fazer revisões. Fiquei preocupado agora.

    Agradeço qualquer orientação.

  • Charlie
    Replied on December 16, 2015 at 3:36 AM

    @Hermano Amador

    I opened a separate thread for your question, please refer to this link instead: http://www.jotform.com/answers/726600. We will address it shortly.

    Thank you for understanding.

  • VolleyballQLD
    Replied on October 16, 2016 at 1:19 AM

    Hi jotform, Jill here.

    How do I get the PIN solution as described earlier in this discussion by stekubi on May 28 2015.

    Hopefully such a solution is available.

    Thanks

     

  • Elton Support Team Lead
    Replied on October 16, 2016 at 7:12 AM

    @VolleyballQLD 

    This thread is way too old so we moved your question into a separate thread https://www.jotform.com/answers/962282. We'll be on your thread shortly.

  • Nur Karabağ JotForm Developer
    Replied on August 20, 2019 at 8:36 AM

    UPDATE: Password protection feature is available now. 

    Here is how it works:

    1. Open the Form Builder and find the Enable Password Protection option under the Settings tab. 

    Password protect forms? Image 10

    2. If you select this option, you should set a password for the form. If you don't set any password, the Enable Password Protection option will be unselected.

    1566296147Screen Shot 2019 08 20 at 10 Screenshot 21

    3. When you set a password for the form, a person who wants to open the form will see this page:

    1566296207Screen Shot 2019 08 20 at 10 Screenshot 32

    4. If the person enters the incorrect password, s/he cannot open the form and will see this warning:

    1566296231Screen Shot 2019 08 20 at 10 Screenshot 43

    5. If the person enters the correct password, s/he can open the form and submit it. However, if you (form owner) change the password after s/he opened the form, s/he cannot submit the form and will see this warning:

    1566296247Screen Shot 2019 08 20 at 10 Screenshot 54

    6. You can reset the password by clicking on the RESET PASSWORD button or unchecking the Enable Password Protection option.

    1566296263Screen Shot 2019 08 20 at 11 Screenshot 65