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How to Password Protect Folders in IIS and Plesk

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Danny Jensen | Updated: September 12, 2023

Category: Tutorials | Tags: .Net Authentication, Allow, Anonymous, Authentication, Basic Authentication, Credentials, Dent, Digest authentication, Folder Protection, IIS, IIS Manager, Password, Password Policy, Password Protect, Plesk, Ruleset, Security, User Management, Windows, Windows Server

Reading Time: 6 minutes

Introduction

When reviewing your servers security, it is critical for businesses to ensure that while building new sections of your website, that we do not leave it unsecured or visible to users while it is being built. With this in mind, there are several ways for you to “lock” a folder or domain while it is being developed. This will safeguard a folder or an entire site using the security feature built into IIS and Plesk called password protection. In today’s article we will see how easy it is to restrict access to a site or a folder.

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