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Old 09-27-2007, 09:28 PM
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Default Re: password protected pages

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Originally Posted by edhan View Post
For password protection, I like to use the .htaccess password to secure the folder access. That is if your host allows you to have the access to do so.
It's not free, but an SSL cert would be needed to avoid sending basic auth passwords in cleartext - with this addendum the .htaccess solution becomes a very solid choice.
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