Use this free tool to create online passwords compatible with .htpasswd file, used by web servers to password protect the access to specific folders on your website. Only users that know the correct password can access the specified folders. The usage is very simple, just write in the form below the plain text password and click the button:
Make sure to add usernames and passwords in the following format:
username:encrypted_passwordThis is an example content of a valid and working .htpasswd file:
admin:QUiDa5dYGr7TM administrator:QUANPkoBVE1kA root:YU9nmCC26QgjU
With Nginx add this text inside the vhost file:
location ~ /\.ht { deny all; }
With Lighttpd add this text inside lighttpd.conf file:
url.access-deny = ( "~", ".inc", ".htaccess", ".htpasswd" )
With Apache add this text inside the vhost file:
<FilesMatch "^.(htaccess|htpasswd)$"> Order Allow,Deny Deny from all </FilesMatch>
Edit the Nginx vhost file and add this text:
location ^~ /folder-to-protect/ { auth_basic "Private Area"; auth_basic_user_file /path/to/file/.htpasswd; }
Now restart the Nginx web server:
/etc/init.d/nginx restart
More information can be found here:
NginxHttpAuthBasicModule: auth_basic
NginxHttpAuthBasicModule: auth_basic_user_file
Create the .htaccess file inside the folder to protect.
Add this text inside the .htaccess file:
AuthUserFile /path/to/file/.htpasswd AuthName "Private Area" AuthType Basic Require valid-user
More information can be found here:
htpasswd - Manage user files for basic authentication
Authentication and Authorization
Make sure mod_auth is loaded correctly:
server.modules = ( [...] "mod_auth", )
Edit the Lighttpd vhost file and add this text:
auth.backend = "htpasswd" auth.backend.htpasswd.userfile = "/path/to/file/.htpasswd" auth.require = ( "/folder-to-protect/" => ( "method" => "basic", "realm" => "Please enter your Password.", "require" => "valid-user" ), )
Now restart the Lighttpd web server:
/etc/init.d/lighttpd restart