Enter a survey that requires passwords

Q. How does a respondent enter a survey that requires passwords?

A. There are two ways a person can enter a survey that requires passwords.

• If you use Password-based security, a text box appears on the Introduction Page (the first page of the survey). In this text box, the respondent enters a password that you have supplied to them. You need to provide some sort of instructions for them to enter their password in the "Introduction" page (something like "please enter your password in the box below").
  

• You can also have the password entered automatically for the respondent by adding it to the survey URL. To add the password to the URL you append it as a querystring. The querystring would read ?pw=password. You will also need to check the box labeled "Automated Password Entry" in the Security Options page. If you are using the "Automated Password Entry" you MUST MAKE SURE that the "Use Survey Passwords" field IS CHECKED.

  For example:
   
  If the survey URL is http://www.surveywriter.com/survey/survey78/theSurvey.asp and the password is the word "lion," then the entire URL with the password is:
   
  http://www.surveywriter.com/survey/survey78/theSurvey.asp?pw=lion
   
  The password is captured in the data file after the respondent enters it into the password text box.

• To use passwords you will need to create a pool of passwords and enter them in the Password list field on the Security Options screen. This field

  is displayed after you check the box labeled Use Password Based Security.