Password protect diretories using cPanel

To password protect a folder/directory, follow these steps in cPanel :

For some reason you want to password protect few folders which you may have on your hosting account. If you are using cpanel as your web hosting control panel then you can simply protect them using few clicks.

Follow the steps mention below :-
1. Login to your cpanel control panel
2. Click on “Password Protection” icon under Services section
3. Browse to the folder which you want to password protect.
4. Click on required folder name.
5. You will get a form which will have two parts and you have to submit then separately:

a) Allow access only to authorized users
[ ] Directory requires a password to access
Check the above box.
and Protected Resource Name:- [ ] (enter a generic name of the protection such as “My Protected Folder”)
Submit and it will protect it.
Now step (b) for adding username/password :- Browse to the same form and
b) Add/modify authorized user and enter the username/password and save it.
That’s all… you have successfully protected required directory from unauthorized access.