[cPanel] - Set password to protect folder with Directory Privacy

This interface allows you to protect specific folders in the files of your cPanel account. After you enable this feature for a folder, when users try to view that folder via a website, the system will prompt them to log in.

Choose a folder

To use this interface, select a folder to manage.

• To select a folder, click on the desired folder name.


• To view and select subfolders, click the parent folder's folder icon. Then click the desired subfolder name.

Install security system

To password protect the selected folder, follow these steps:

1. Choose Password protect this directory checkbox.


2. Enter the label shown for the folder in the box Enter a name for the protected directory be protected .


3. Click on it Save. A confirmation message will appear. Click on it Go Back to return to the configuration of the directory.

Create user

To create authorized users for the selected directory, follow these steps:

1. Enter the desired username in the text box Username .


2. Enter and confirm a new password in the appropriate text boxes.


3. Click on it Save. A confirmation message will appear. Click on it Go Back to return to the configuration of the directory.

Authorized user

The Authorized Users list of existing directory authorizer menus. To delete a user, select that user and click Delete User. A confirmation message will appear. Click on it Go Back to return to the configuration of the directory.