Password
Protect Directories Overview
Using the
Protect Directories option, you can limit the amount of access users have
to your website. You can specify a username and password for the directory
you are protecting. Each protected directory can have multiple users (each
with different passwords if you prefer) who have access to it. Additionally,
the Protect Directories option can be used to remove a user's access from
a protected directory.
Note:
In order to use the Protect Directories option, the Microsoft FrontPage
Extensions option must be disabled. If it is enabled, then you must
use your version of Microsoft FrontPage to protect the directories. If
the Microsoft FrontPage Extensions option is enabled, you will not have
access to the Protect Directories option and will see an error message
if you try to access it.
If you want
to grant only select users access to a particular directory on your website,
you can set up protection on that directory by using one user name and
one password. Then, if someone requests access to files in that directory,
you can give that user the corresponding user name and password.
Alternately,
you can set up unique user names and passwords for each user who request
access to the protected directory. Though more time consuming, this method
would be more secure.
How
to Password Protect Directories
1. From
your hosting account Control Panel, select the Protect Directories Option.
2. Choose
the directory you would like to protect from the Directory field drop-down
list.
3. Make
sure the correct directory is displayed. Select the Load button.
The screen changes displaying additional available fields. If the directory
you selected has already been protected, you may skip down to Step 6.
4. In the
Add/Modify section of the screen, type the user name and password
in the appropriate fields. Note: If
you are modifying the password for an existing user name (one who already
has access to the protected directory), enter that user's ID and password
in the appropriate fields.
5. Select
the Submit button. The Protect Directories Manager screen
reappears.
6. Once user
access has been established for the protected directory, you have the
option of removing a specific user's access from this screen if you so
choose.
Removing
a User's Access to a Protected Directory
Once a directory
has been protected for a particular user name/ password combination, that
combination can be removed at any time from the list of usernames that
have access to the directory.
To
Remove a User's Access to a Protected Directory:
1. From your hosting account
Control Panel, select the Protect Directories option. The
Directory Protection Manager displays.
2. Choose
the directory you would like to protect from the Directory field drop-down
list.
3. Make sure
the correct directory is displayed. Select the Load button. The
screen changes displaying additional available fields. The list of user
ID's which currently have access to the protected directory are displayed
in the User List section of the screen.
4. In the
Remove section of the screen, choose the appropriate user from
the User ID field drop-down list. Select the Remove button
to remove the user.
5. The screen
reappears and the User ID you just removed is no longer on the User List
section of the screen.
Removing
All Protection from a Directory
To remove
all protection from a specific directory, use the same procedure as outlined
above (in the section entitled "Removing a User's Access to a Protected
Directory") for every user name in the user list. Once all user names
have been removed, the protection on the directory is removed as well.
