Clicking the "Protect" link in the Toolbar will display a form at the top of the page allowing you to protect the directory you are currently viewing by configuring a username and password that will be required to access it.
- Enter a "User name" and "Password" in the fields provided.
- Options:
- Overwrite: will overwrite an existing user with the username and password.
- MD5 password: generate an md5 password that's compatible with Apache.
- Click the "Add User" button. The user name and password will now have to be entered to access the directory currently being viewed.
- Existing user names and passwords can be deleted by selecting the desired user name from the drop-down menu and clicking the "Remove" button or by clicking the "Remove All" button.
Once a username and password has be created, the url of the directory cannot be viewable from a browser without correctly providing the designated username and password. (EG. if you protected the directory 'foo', the url www.yoursitename.com/foo cannot be accessed without a username and password)