htaccess password access

How to password protect a website folder using . htaccess

Create a file using a text editor such as Notepad or TextEdit.
Save the file as: .htpasswd.
Copy and paste the username/password string generated using our tool into the document.
Upload the . htpasswd file to your website using FTP.

How do I use htaccess Htpasswd?
Is htaccess password secure?
How do I use Htpasswd command?
How do I password protect just one file?
How do I password protect a URL?
How can I protect my folder with password?
How do I password protect an Apache page?
How do I protect my .htaccess file?
How do I change the Htpasswd password?
How do I change my htaccess username and password?
How do I find my Apache password?
How does Htpasswd encryption work?

How do I use htaccess Htpasswd?

Creating the . htpasswd file

Log into your server via SSH.
Create an .htpasswd file in the directory you wish to password protect using the the htpasswd utility. ...
Enter the password for the user. ...
Run it again (without the -c option) for any other users you wish to allow access to your directory.

Is htaccess password secure?

There's also no MITM protection of course. Additionally a . htaccess file gets parsed by Apache only. So if you send out fules with PHP or similar or there's another way to access your files (e.g. FTP), no password will be required..

How do I use Htpasswd command?

htpasswd, use the “-c” option to create the file with the first user. It will prompt you for a password and encrypt it for you. The AuthUserFile location doesn't need to be in the same folder as your virtualhost. It can be anywhere on your server as long as you use the full path to it.

How do I password protect just one file?

How to Password Protect One File

Create a file named . ...
Create an encrypted password using either a utility such as the command line program htpasswd or an htpasswd generator. ...
Right click on the . ...
In the popup that appears, click the Edit button.
Place the generated . ...
Click on the Save Changes button.
Click on the Close button.

How do I password protect a URL?

To password protect a URL go to Site Tools > Security > Protected URLs > URLs. Choose the Domain and fill in the Path to the URL. Click Protect to complete the process.

How can I protect my folder with password?

Password-protect a folder

In Windows Explorer, navigate to the folder you want to password-protect. Right-click on the folder.
Select Properties from the menu. On the dialog that appears, click the General tab.
Click the Advanced button, then select Encrypt content to secure data. ...
Double-click the the folder to ensure you can access it.

How do I password protect an Apache page?

How to Password Protect an Apache Website using . htaccess

Step 1: Configure your . htaccess file. All the work will be done using your . ...
Step 2: Create the . htpasswd file. Creating the . ...
Step 3: Verify Apache is configured properly *optional. By default, Apache has the correct Modules enabled. That being said, it never hurts to be a little proactive plus it's a quick “check”.

How do I protect my .htaccess file?

Protect with Apache Core

Protect .htaccess # protect .htaccess <Files ~ "^.*\.([Hh][Tt][Aa])"> Order allow,deny Deny from all Satisfy all </Files>
Protect .htpasswd # protect .htpasswd <Files ~ "^.*\.([Hh][Tt][Pp])"> Order allow,deny Deny from all Satisfy all </Files>

How do I change the Htpasswd password?

Creating an HTPasswd file using Windows

Create or update your flat file with a user name and hashed password: > htpasswd.exe -c -B -b <\path\to\users.htpasswd> <user_name> <password> ...
Continue to add or update credentials to the file: > htpasswd.exe -b <\path\to\users.htpasswd> <user_name> <password>

How do I change my htaccess username and password?

How to password protect a website folder using . htaccess

Create a file using a text editor such as Notepad or TextEdit.
Save the file as: .htpasswd.
Copy and paste the username/password string generated using our tool into the document.
Upload the . htpasswd file to your website using FTP.

How do I find my Apache password?

If we view the contents of the file, we can see the username and the encrypted password for each record: cat /etc/apache2/. htpasswd.

How does Htpasswd encryption work?

It can encrypt and display password information for use in other types of data stores, though. To use a DBM database see dbmmanage or htdbm . htpasswd encrypts passwords using either bcrypt, a version of MD5 modified for Apache, SHA1, or the system's crypt() routine.