Password Protecting Directories in Plesk

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• Plesk

 

Plesk offers a variety of features and options for controlling, managing, and securing your site. One such security feature that is quite useful is the option to password protect a specific directory or folder.

To password-protect a directory:

1. Log in to the Plesk administrative panel by going to:

   https://serverIP:8443

   (Replace serverIP with your server IP address or server name)

2. Choose Websites and Domains in the top navigation bar:

   

3. Select Password-Protected Directories from the list of options.

   

4. Select Add Protected Directory.

   

5. Provide the directory you wish to protect, then click OK.

   

   Note:

   Directory name: This is the directory or the document root of the domain you wish to protect.

   Title of the protected area: This is the name you want to assign to your protected directory or folder.
   
   When creating a password-protected directory, you would need to use "/" to protect the whole directory or "/foldername" for the subfolder.
   For example, to protect example.com/admin, you would enter /admin for the Directory name.

6. Once the directory is added, click your directory so you can set a user and password to access the directory.

   

   o you can set a user and password to access the directory
7. Click Add a User.

   

8. Enter the username and confirm the password, then click OK.

   

Success! The directory is now secured. When viewed in a browser, a password prompt will appear and will only allow users with access to view the contents of the directory.

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To remove your directory's protection:

1. Put a checkmark on your directory.

2. Click Remove Protection found at the top of the search bar.

   

3. Select Confirm removal, then click OK.

   

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