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looking for freeware to password protect a page

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  • 28-01-2009 10:49pm
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    Kaskade
    Registered Users Posts: 366 ✭✭


    Just wondering if any of you know of any freeware that you can use to password protect a web page. I have several pages to protect and they all need to have different passwords. I dont really want something where have to embed code on the page, I would prefer something that intercepts the request if you get me.

    Thanks


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    Blowfish
    Registered Users Posts: 5,112 ✭✭✭Blowfish


    No idea about IIS, but if you are using Apache, the easiest way is with .htaccess. Basic tutorial here.


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    PaddyTheNth
    Registered Users Posts: 605 ✭✭✭PaddyTheNth


    Blowfish wrote: »
    No idea about IIS, but if you are using Apache, the easiest way is with .htaccess. Basic tutorial here.
    .htaccess is indeed the simplest way to go if you're hosting using apache (generally on an linux host). If it's windows, you may need to look at Roles & Membership (or is it Roles & Authorisation...I forget), although the host may allow you to password protect folders through the file manager.


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    stephenlane80
    Registered Users Posts: 163 ✭✭stephenlane80


    On windows you can restrict access to an area on your site or a particular page using the IIS mmc console snapin.


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    Kaskade
    Registered Users Posts: 366 ✭✭Kaskade


    ok so the site is hosted by godaddy, haven't a clue what that means. I have used the 1coolpasswordtool trial and that worked really well but thats not freeware. Do you know of anything like that that is freeware?


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    stephenlane80
    Registered Users Posts: 163 ✭✭stephenlane80


    generally web hosts provide a control panel which will allow you to control access to different part of you site, if you dont have access to do this then bang off a mail to your host and the'll do it for you, you shouldnt have to use 3rd party tools to password protect a page


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