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# Password-protected directories in Plesk

> Learn how to use Plesk to protect directories with a password, which will prompt visitors to enter a username and password to access certain information on your site.

This article describes how to use Plesk to protect specific directories with a password. Visitors to password-protected directories must enter a username and password to view the directory's contents.

## Adding password protection to a directory

When you add password protection to a directory, site visitors are prompted for a username and password when they try to access it. They can only view the directory contents after typing a valid username and password.

<Note>
  When you protect a directory with a password, all directories beneath it are automatically protected as well.
</Note>

To add password protection to a directory, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Plesk.
   <Note>
     If you do not know how to log in to your Plesk account, please see [this article](/websites-hosting/plesk/logging-in-and-out-of-plesk).
   </Note>
2. In the left sidebar, click **Websites & Domains**.
3. Click the site you want to manage, and then on the **Dashboard** tab, click **Password-Protected Directories**.
4. Click **Add Protected Directory**.
5. Under **Settings**, in the **Directory name** text box, type the name of the directory you want to protect.
   <Warning>
     Do not include *httpdocs* in the directory name. Only type the name of the directory.
   </Warning>
6. In the **Title of the protected area** text box, you can optionally type a name for the protected directory.
7. Click **OK**.
8. Under **Protected directories**, click the name of the directory you specified in step 5.
9. Under **Tools**, click **Add a User**.
10. Under **Protected directory user**, in the **Username** text box, type a name for the user.
11. In the **New Password** and **Confirm Password** text boxes, type the user's password.
12. Click **OK**. Password protection is now enabled for the directory.

## Removing password protection from a directory

You can remove password protection from a directory if you no longer want to protect it with a password. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Plesk.
   <Note>
     If you do not know how to log in to your Plesk account, please see [this article](/websites-hosting/plesk/logging-in-and-out-of-plesk).
   </Note>
2. In the left sidebar, click **Websites & Domains**.
3. Click the site you want to manage, and then on the **Dashboard** tab, click **Password-Protected Directories**.
4. Locate the directory, and then click **Remove Protection**.
5. On the **Removal Confirmation** page, select the **Confirm removal** check box.
6. Click **OK**. Plesk removes password protection for the directory.