Securing your website is a critical and ongoing process. Your cPanel control panel provides a dedicated “Security” section filled with powerful tools designed to help you protect your website, its data, and your visitors. Taking a proactive approach by using these features is the best way to defend against common online threats.

From encrypting your site’s traffic with SSL certificates to blocking malicious IP addresses and enabling two-factor authentication, cPanel puts essential security controls at your fingertips. This collection of guides will walk you through the most important security features, helping you build a robust defense for your online presence.

Enabling Two-Factor Authentication in cPanel
Two-factor authorization means that instead of just a password, you will also need a rotating authentication token along with the password (two factors) to log into your cPanel account. Only the correct combination of the first and second factor will allow you to log in and access your account. In order to require cPanel user…
Using AutoSSLs in cPanel and WHM
To secure customer information on your website, enabling the AutoSSL feature in WHM is a recent and convenient option. AutoSSL lets you apply SSL certificates to any domain on your server, supporting up to 200 sites for free.
Installing a Service SSL in cPanel
SSL certificates secure web traffic with public key encryption, verifying website legitimacy. Paid SSL certificates are signed by trusted certificate authorities (CAs) that verify website identity. Servers with self-signed SSL certificates may trigger browser warnings. While self-signed certificates don’t compromise web traffic security, they prompt warnings in browsers. Accepting self-signed certificates or installing service SSL…
Generating an SSL Certificate Signing Request (CSR) in cPanel
A certificate signing request (CSR) is information generated by your server that is necessary to apply for a SSL certificate. It contains information about your website, but it’s encoded. Instead of trying to learn the notation and encode a CSR yourself, Webhost Manager (WHM) can do all that for you. All you have to do…
Installing an SSL Certificate in cPanel
While not mandatory, an SSL certificate enhances website security, crucial for secure login or e-commerce. This guide explains SSL certificate installation after CSR generation, certificate order, and verification.
Change Your cPanel Password
Changing the password in your cPanel account is a simple process and only takes a few moments. This tutorial covers only the main password, any other users created will still have the same passwords and access.