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Default Re: search engine index pages that are password protected?

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Originally Posted by incrediblehelp View Post
Not at all.
That's true if the page requires authentication and if the password/login fields are validated properly, the robots.txt or .htaccess files restrict the spiders and if page caching is disabled using scripting and/or meta tags.

Quite simply, there are several things that need to happen in order to have your bases covered.

Our own Webnauts published a pretty good tutorial on preventing your pages from getting indexed. It may not provide all the information you need, but it's a place to start.

Preventing Search Engine Indexing of Secure Pages - SEO Workers

If you feel this is beyond your coding abilities or outside your comfort level, be sure to contact a Web Developer who can assist you.

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