Password Protecting certain directories in your account can make your account much more secure.
For pages or scripts that have easily changeable attributes but are not password protected it is a must have security feature.
An example would be the readily available "Auto Fkey Saver" scripts that are floating around. These scripts make it extremely easy for the user to add, remove, edit, or change links to your favorite webtools etc.
The problem with some of these scripts is that they have NO password protection. Therefore anyone who finds the url of your script could go into it and make their own changes to it. Password protecting the directory the script is in would prevent that.


The following is how to password protect a directory in your Cpanel. If you have problems or questions regarding this please post them in our Webtv newsgroup or our Web Forum:


In your Cpanel under "Site Management" click on "Web Protect".

Navigate to the directory that you want to protect. Select a folder by clicking on the folder name link, or open a folder by clicking on the folder icon.

Click on the tick box next to the lock icon.

Enter the name that you want to appear in the Protected Resource Name field. This is optional and purely for the user's benefit.

Click on the Save button. You now need to add at least one authorized user to enable access to the directory.


To add or modify an authorized user:

In your Cpanel under "Site Management" click on "Web Protect".

Navigate to the required directory. Select a folder by clicking on the folder name link. Open a folder by clicking on the folder icon.

Enter the user's name in the Username field, and their password in the Password field.

Click on the Add New User button.


To change an authorized user's password:

In your Cpanel under "Site Management" click on "Web Protect".

Navigate to the required directory. Select a folder by clicking on the folder name link. Open a folder by clicking on the folder icon.

Enter the user's name in the Username field, and their new password in the Password field.

Click on the Change Password button.


To remove an authorized user:

In your Cpanel under "Site Management" click on "Web Protect".

Navigate to the required directory. Select a folder by clicking on the folder name link. Open a folder by clicking on the folder icon.

Select the required user in the Active Users list.

Click on the Delete User button.


Remove password protection on a directory when you no longer want other users to have access to that directory. You do not need to remove user authorization for the directory when removing password protection, as all the users will be automatically deleted when you remove the protection.

To remove password protection from a directory:

In your Cpanel under "Site Management" click on "Web Protect".

Navigate to the protected directory. Select a folder by clicking on the folder name link. Open a folder by clicking on the folder icon.

Untick the tick box next to the lock icon.

Click on the Save button.