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title: How to Password Protect a Directory in cPanel
description: "You can lock a directory with a password using the cPanel's **Directory Privacy**. **1.** Log in to your cPanel account. **2.** In the **Files** section, click on **Directory Privacy**. ![](/img/password-protected-directories.gif) **3.** Click on the directory to open it. ![](/img/paper-folder-icon-passprotect.gif) **4.**…"
url: "https://www.aeserver.com/support/how-to-password-protect-a-directory-in-cpanel/"
updated: "2025-01-05"
category: cPanel Control Panel
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# How to Password Protect a Directory in cPanel

You can lock a directory with a password using the cPanel's **Directory Privacy**.

**1.** Log in to your cPanel account.

**2.** In the **Files** section, click on **Directory Privacy**.
 ![](/img/password-protected-directories.gif)

**3.** Click on the directory to open it.
![](/img/paper-folder-icon-passprotect.gif)

**4.** Click on the **Edit**, showing next to the directory you want to protect.
![](/img/pass-pro.gif)

**5.** Under **Security Settings**, check-mark **Password protect this directory**. Then click on **Save**.
![](/img/password-settings.gif)

**6.** Now click on **Go back**.
![](/img/goback.gif)

**7.** Scroll down the page. Under **Create User**, fill in the username and password fields or use the Password Generator option to generate a new random password and copy it to Notepad. Click on **Save**.
![](/img/password-pro-user-gen.gif)

If you try to open the password-protected directory in your browser via the URL www.example.com/myfolder, your browser prompts for credentials.
![](/img/prompted-for-login.gif)