How do you protect access to a directory on your web hosting?

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I. Why protect access to a directory?

In today's digital environment, data security is paramount for any company or individual with a website. Protecting web directories against unauthorised access is an important step in preserving the confidentiality, integrity and availability of sensitive information. By securing your directories, you minimise the risk of data leakage, malicious exploitation and other potential cyber attacks. The LWS Panel offers effective tools for implementing this protection simply and reliably. This guide will explain why it is essential to protect your directories and how to use the LWS Panel to secure your data effectively.

II. What types of directories can be protected?

You can protect all the directories on your site with the exception of the root folder of your hosting. Please note that the protection you set up applies to the directory where it is configured, as well as to all its sub-directories.

III. How do you create directory protection?

1. Connect to your hosting and click on"Folder protection".

2. Enter a username (1), a password (2) then confirm the password (3) and enter the directory to be protected (4). To finish, click on the validate button (5).

[tips_warning] Directory protection will create two files in the directory to be secured (.htaccess and .htpasswd). Do not delete them or the directory will no longer be secure[/tips].

IV. Check that the protection is working properly

Test access to the protected directory by trying to open it via a web browser. You should be prompted to enter the user IDs you have created.

Conclusion

You now know how to: protect your data on your website by securing your directories, identify the types of directories you can protect, and use the LWS Panel to set up effective protection for your folders. 🛡️

With this information, you can now significantly reduce the risk of data leaks and cyber attacks, ensuring the confidentiality,integrity and availability of your sensitive information. 🔐

Remember the importance of never deleting .htaccess and .htpasswd files after securing a directory, and bear in mind that root directory protection is not possible for security and operational reasons. ⚠️

Thanks for reading! If you have any questions or feedback on the directory protection service with LWS, please don't hesitate to leave a comment. Your opinion is important to us and helps us to continually improve our services. 📢