Suddenly...Protected Forms

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randal_graby

I have a library of 9-10 forms that I embed in secure php pages for data collection from my employees. For some reason about a month or so ago, the forms randomly started showing up as protected. Not all forms, just one here and there. I am the only one with admin access to edit forms. Each time I have to go into the form settings and turn off password protection. Did something change recently that would cause this? Is there a global setting I accidentally changed.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

randal_graby

Has anyone experienced this before? Could there be a conflict somewhere on my server that would trigger the change in the form password setting?

adavies

Hi randal,

Interestingly, I had a client report the same thing recently. They stated that their form would change to protected, and if they logged in to edit it, it would revert back to protected. I logged in and couldn't recreate the issue, but as you have reported it too there could be a bug in the system that needs to be investigated.

eswbitto

It might be related, but maybe not. I had some issues with trying to make changes to the properties of a form, but those changes would revert back to the previous settings. Turns out that I had some html code in the fields that wasn't properly done. Once I fixed that I was able to save the new settings with no problems. "Maybe" that might be the case? I'm just trying to offer options for the cause.

randal_graby

Thanks for the reply. Since I have figured out that any form I go into and edit, when I save the form it automatically switches the password protection flag on in form properties. So every time I edit a form I have to be sure and go into the properties and un-check the flag...very strange. Was planning to update to V8 soon to see if that will resolve the issue.

atomicpower

I too have this same exact issue. Did any of you guys manage to resolve it?

wim_van_teeffelen

Similar experience: my view is that is has to do with the recaptchaV2. If you follow Google's guidelines you don't necessarily have to tell Machform that it has to use the v2. Unchecked it and no errors now.
If you can't solve it: only way is to uncheck Password every time you have edited your form.

Poyda123

Having similar experience with v 4.4

yuniar

This is due to the browser's auto-fill functionality that automatically populate the password for your form in the background when you edit the form, hence you're getting the password-protected form.

We've updated MachForm to avoid this issue since Version 4.8 (13 March 2016). I suggest to update your MachForm if you're using older version than v4.8

scarletto

Well, this is still happening.
Settings:

Allow Users to Edit Completed Submission

Turn On Spam Protection (CAPTCHA) Simple Text.

User fills out form.
User clicks on {edit_link} in email.

User is taken to https://mywebsite/mymachformsfolder/view.php?id=FORMID&mf_edit=BIGLONGSTRINGOFCHARACTERSHERE and told to enter the password. At the top of this page it says: You're editing your response. OPEN BLANK FORM
User enters the password and clicks submit.
Nothing changes. Still being prompted for a password. But the Url has changed to https://mywebsitename/machformfoldername/view.php

I will be adding this somewhere as a ticket? A bug? help