Password
Protected Directories
If you want
to have files or directories on your Hosting server that only
select people can access, you will need to create a password protected
directory. Password protecting directories used to be quite a
hassle to configure. Not anymore, as we have incorporated a password
protection script in your Hosting Control Manager. It is setup
in an easy to use graphical format. You can now create password
protection in seconds.
SETTING
UP PASSWORD PROTECTION
- Log onto
your Hosting Control Manager
- Choose
SECURITY OPTIONS from the left navigation menu
- Choose
PASSWORD PROTECT DIRECTORY
CHOOSING
A DIRECTORY
- Your first
step is to choose which Directory you wish to "protect".
From the drop-down menu, select the appropriate directory.
- The "Protected
Area Name" is what users see in the POP up window when
entering the password protected area. If this is left blank,
the URL will be used.
CHOOSING
USERNAME / PASSWORD
Next you can
add a username/password pair. This is what needs to be entered
in the pop up window when a user calls the password protected
directory. You can add just one username/password pair to the
directory for a low security site, such as "open" and
"sesame". The advantage to this method is that it is
easy to maintain. The other way is to assign each user a unique
username/password pair. Then if you decide you no longer want
a user to have access to your password protected directory, you
simply delete their username/password pair. Enter their usernames
and passwords using the following syntax:
username<space>password<enter>
There must
always be a space between each username and password. Press "return"
or the enter key after each password.
REMOVING
PASSWORD PROTECTION
If you no
longer want a directory password protected, simply choose the
directory from the REMOVE PROTECTION dialog box. You will receive
a confirmation screen that states:-
