How to Set Up the Password Protect Web Directory in Apache

The first step is to create a password file which Apache will use to check the username and password. This file will be named . htpasswd and put in a secure location: /etc/apache2 on Ubuntu 16.04, and /etc/httpd on CentOS 7. The htpasswd command can be used to either create a password file or add an entry to it.

1. How do I password protect a Web folder?
2. How do I password protect an Apache page?
3. How do I restrict a folder in Apache?
4. How do I enable basic authentication in Apache?
5. Can I password protect a PDF file?
6. How do I generate Htpasswd?
7. How do I password protect just one file?
8. How do I password protect a folder in cPanel?
9. How do I protect my .htaccess file?
10. How do I hide a folder listing on a website?
11. What is Apache FollowSymLinks?
12. How do I enable directory listing in Apache?

How do I password protect a Web folder?

Protecting a Directory

1. Navigate the folder structure and select the directory you want. NOTE: To open a folder and see its contents click the folder. ...
2. Choose the Password protect this directory option.
3. Enter the name for the directory; this will appear whenever someone accesses the directory.
4. Click Save.

How do I password protect an Apache page?

How to Password Protect an Apache Website using . htaccess

1. Step 1: Configure your . htaccess file. All the work will be done using your . ...
2. Step 2: Create the . htpasswd file. Creating the . ...
3. 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 restrict a folder in Apache?

Disable Apache directory listing via Directory's Options directive

1. Open Apache's configuration file using your preferred text editor. $ sudo vi /etc/apache2/other/mysite.conf. ...
2. Add -Indexes to Options directive for required directory. ...
3. Restart Apache for the changes to take effect.

How do I enable basic authentication in Apache?

Setup Apache Basic Authentication for your website

1. Configure Apache to enable .htaccess authentication.
2. Create Password File for authentication.
3. Configure apache for Apache Authentication.

Can I password protect a PDF file?

Open the PDF and choose Tools > Protection > Encrypt > Encrypt with Password 6. If you receive a prompt, click Yes to change the security. ... Select Require A Password To Open The Document, then type the password in the corresponding field.

How do I generate Htpasswd?

Creating the . htpasswd file

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

How do I password protect just one file?

How to Password Protect One File

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

How do I password protect a folder in cPanel?

How to configure directory privacy in cPanel

1. Log in to cPanel.
2. In the FILES section of the cPanel home screen, click Directory Privacy:
3. Click the name of the directory that you want to protect. ...
4. Click Edit.
5. Under Security Settings, select the Password protect this directory check box.

How do I protect my .htaccess file?

Protect with Apache Core

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

How do I hide a folder listing on a website?

Steps to Preventing a Directory Listing

1. Get Your Existing . htaccess File, If Any. ...
2. Make a Backup of the . htaccess File. ...
3. Create or Open the . htaccess File. ...
4. Disable Indexing. Add the following line to your . ...
5. Saving and Uploading the File. Once you're done with disabling the directory listing in the . ...
6. Test Your Site.

What is Apache FollowSymLinks?

Parameter Options FollowSymLinks enables you to have a symlink in your webroot pointing to some other file/dir. With this disabled, Apache will refuse to follow such symlink. ... Besides allowing use of symlinks, this directive is also needed to enable mod_rewrite in . htaccess context.

How do I enable directory listing in Apache?

Sometimes it's useful to enable files and directory listing (or indexing) to allow users viewing and downloading all the files within a directory. To enable this feature just add or change the corresponding portion of the Apache configuration. The configuration file is usually /etc/apache2/apache2.