This interface allows you to protect specific directories in your cPanel account’s files. After you enable this feature for a directory, when users attempt to view that directory via a website, the system prompts them to log in.
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This feature modifies
htaccessandhtpasswdconfigurations in order to restrict access to files on your websites. -
This feature does not protect directories that users access via FTP, SFTP, Web Disk, or other services, or when they access files locally.
Select a directory
To use this interface, select a directory to manage.
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To select a directory, click the desired directory’s name.
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To view and select subdirectories, click the parent directory’s name. Then, click the desired subdirectory name.
To configure the security settings for a directory or subdirectory, click Edit under the Actions column.
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A protected directory’s subdirectories inherit their parent directory’s password protection.
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The lock icon (
) indicates that Directory Privacy configurations already exist for that directory.
Security Settings
To password protect the selected directory, perform the following steps:
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Select the Password protect this directory checkbox.
Note:To remove password protection from a directory, deselect the Password protect this directory checkbox. Then, click Save. -
Enter a display label for the directory in the Enter a name for the protected directory text box.
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Click Save. A confirmation message will appear. Click Go Back to return to the directory’s configuration.
Create User
To create a user for a directory, the directory must have correct directory permissions. If you cannot create a user, change the directory’s permissions to 0700 in cPanel’s File Manager interface (cPanel >> Home >> Files >> File Manager).
To create an authorized user for the selected directory, perform the following steps:
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Enter the desired username in the Username text box.
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Enter and confirm the new password in the appropriate text boxes.
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The system evaluates the password that you enter on a scale of 100 points.
0indicates a weak password, while100indicates a very secure password. -
Some web hosts require a minimum password strength. A green password Strength meter indicates that the password is equal to or greater than the required password strength.
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Click Password Generator to generate a strong password. For more information, read our Password & Security documentation.
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Click Save. A confirmation message will appear. Click Go Back to return to the directory’s configuration.
Authorized Users
The Authorized Users menu lists the directory’s existing authorized users. To delete a user, select that user and click Delete User. A confirmation message will appear. Click Go Back to return to the directory’s configuration.
