search engine index pages that are password protected?

[lukeosborne]

Hi there......

Can a search engine index pages that are password protected?

Thanks for any reply.....

[incrediblehelp]

Not at all.

[Dubbya]

Originally Posted by incrediblehelp

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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[Peter (IMC)]

Originally Posted by lukeosborne

Hi there......

Can a search engine index pages that are password protected?

Thanks for any reply.....

No, but make sure you´re really password protecting all of the pages.