How to Setup Password Protected Directory for a Domain in Plesk

When you add password protection to a directory, site visitors are prompted for a username and password when they try to access it. After typing a valid username and password they can only view directory content.

Visitors wishing to access password-protected directories must enter a username and password to view the contents of the directory.

In this article, you will find how to set up a password-protected directory for a domain in Plesk. You can password-protect the directory and place some restrictions on public access to your website.

Note- When you password-protect a directory, any directories beneath it are also password-protected.

Let us follow the steps-

Log in to Plesk.
Select the “Websites & Domains” option.
Select “Password-Protected Directories” from the drop-down menu.
Click on the “Add Protected Directory” under tools.
Type the name of the directory you want to protect in the Directory Name text box under Settings.
Note : The directory name should not contain the words httpdocs. Simply type the directory’s name.
Optionally, type a name for the protected directory in the Title of the protected area text box.
Enter the “Title of the protected area”.
Click on the “Ok” button.
You will get a success message.
You will find the list of the directories as shown below.
Click on the recently added directory.
Click Add a User under Tools, then type a name for the user in the Username text box under Protected directory user.
Type the user’s password in the New Password and Confirm Password text fields
Click on the “Ok” button.
You will receive a success message.