# Community ID and Ownership Code

## Finding your Community ID

Your community ID allows users to [manually join your community](/cad/tutorials/getting-started/inviting-users-to-your-cad.md).

The ID can be found in the account menu dropdown once inside of a community.

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## Authenticating your Ownership

While requesting support from an [official Sonoran team member](https://support.sonoransoftware.com/) (via our support portal), you may be asked to authenticate your community's ownership.

{% hint style="danger" %}
Your community's ownership authentication code can only be retrieved from your CAD owner.\
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This code is used in support tickets to confirm that you are the registered owner of the community. **NEVER** give this code out to anyone that is not a member of the Sonoran support team!
{% endhint %}

1. In the admin page, navigate to `Advanced` > `Authenticate`
2. Press the "Request Code" button
3. Your ownership authentication code will be displayed on the screen

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