Applies to: This article applies to SSL and security tasks on OneNet Servers. Standard hosting plans use free Let's Encrypt by default unless you buy a Premium SSL product.

Yes, not all users who visited your website have good intentions of visiting your website. Some might want to copy your contents or break into the site. Creating a secure Password directory on Plesk to limit a specific path on your website will allow you to choose control of who view the contents or file directory. Anyone trying to access such file or directory will face a security challenge to enter a correct username and password to view the protected contents on the website.

HOW TO ENABLE THIS FEATURE ON PLESK

• Click the website & Domain on plesk dashboard
• Click on add protected directory
• Type in the name of the path of the directory you want to protect on your website
• A optional box that will require you to enter a text that will be displayed to visitors who visit the password protected area.
• Click ok and confirm.

READ ALSO HOW TO REMOVE PASSWORD PROTECTION FROM A DIRECTORY ON PLESK

NOTE:

For Linux plesk directory: the specified directory for password protection will be created if it does not exist before.

For windows plesk directory: you can only secure and existing directory.