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# How to Set a Password on an Application

### Before you begin (Prerequisites)

* **Permissions**: You must be an **Administrator**, **Supervisor**, **Manager**, **Support**, or **Account Rep**. See: [How to Manage Users and Permissions](/products/control-panel-overview/admin-overview/manage-roles-permissions.md).
* **Application Form**: An application must already exist. See: [How to Set Up a Membership Application](/products/control-panel-overview/applications-overview/setup-application-form.md).

### Instructions

#### Password-protect an application

1. Navigate to [**ENGAGE > Survey & Forms > Manage Applications**](https://control.peoplevine.com/survey/groups).
2. Click **Edit** next to the application.
3. Locate the **Set a Password** field.
4. Enter a password that applicants must provide before accessing the form.
5. Click **Save** or **Update**.
6. Share the password with invited prospects through a separate channel (email, invitation letter, etc.).

When a password is set, applicants who visit the application URL are prompted to enter the password before seeing any form content, including the splash page.

#### To remove password protection

1. Navigate to [**ENGAGE > Survey & Forms > Manage Applications**](https://control.peoplevine.com/survey/groups).
2. Click **Edit** next to the application.
3. Clear the **Set a Password** field (leave it blank).
4. Click **Save** or **Update**.

> **Note**: The password is a single shared password for all applicants. It is not unique per applicant. Change the password periodically if you want to limit access to specific invitation rounds.

### Best Practice

Use password protection for exclusive or invitation-only application rounds. Share the password through a separate channel (email, printed invitation) so only intended applicants can access the form.

### What Happens Next

* **On the system side**: Applicants who visit the application URL are prompted for the password before any form content is shown.
* **Next step**: Configure whether applicants can re-submit. See: [How to Prevent Previous Applicants from Re-Submitting](/products/control-panel-overview/applications-overview/prevent-application-resubmission.md).

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*Last updated: 2026-05-24*


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