# Invitation Code

## 📧 What is an invitation code ?

The invitation code security item will check for the invitation code that was sent to the respondent using the [email](/form-management/campaigns/campaign/email-distribution.md) or [sms](/form-management/campaigns/campaign/phone-sms-distribution.md) campaigns. 

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Codes generated during [campaigns](/form-management/campaigns.md) can only be used once to take a survey.
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## 🔅Password properties

* **`Only invited recipient can particpate`** you can open your survey to respondents who didn't not receive any invitation code or only to respondents having a valid invitation code from a [campaign](/form-management/campaigns.md). Note that if this option is un-selected respondent without code will be able to take the survey multiple times while respondent having a valid invitation code will only be able to submit once their answers.

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This security item can be used as a [key provider](/form-management/security/key-provider-concepts.md).
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