Using the Protect Directories option, you can limit the amount of access users have to your site. You can specify a user name and password for the directory you are protecting. Each protected directory can have multiple users (each with a different password if you prefer) who have access to it. Additionally, the Protect Directories option can be used to remove a user's access from a protected directory.

Note: You can use this with MS-FrontPage at your own risk......  In order to use the Protect Directories option, the Microsoft FrontPage Extensions option must be disabled. If it is enabled, then you must use your version of Microsoft FrontPage to protect the directories. If the Microsoft FrontPage Extensions option is enabled, you will not have access to the Protect Directories option and will see the following message if you try to access it. 

Example:

If you want to grant only select users access to a particular directory on your site, you can set up protection on that directory by using one user name and one password. Then, if someone requests access to files in that directory, you can give that user the corresponding user name and password.

Alternately, you can set up unique user names and passwords for each user who request access to the protected directory. Though more time consuming, this method would be more secure.

Protecting Directories

How To Protect Directories:

1. From the Control Panel, select the Password protect directories 0ption. The Directory Protection Manager displays.

2. Select the folder you wish to protect by clicking on its name. Open a folder by clicking on its icon.
 

3. Make sure the correct directory is displayed. The screen changes displaying additional available fields. If you have not previously added protection to the selected directory, then the following screen appears. However, if the directory you selected has already been protected, you may skip down to Step 6.

4. click the check box next to "Directory requires a password to access via the web," and click submit.

6. Once the is done enter a user name and password for anyone you want to grant access to.

Removing a User's Access to a Protected Directory

Once a directory has been protected for a particular user name/ password combination, that combination can be removed at any time from the list of user names that have access to the directory.

How To Remove a User's Access to a Protected Directory:

1. From the Control Panel, select the  Password protect directories 0ption. The Directory Protection Manager displays.

2. Choose the directory you would like to remove the user from, NOTE: the padlock icons indicate which directories are protected.

3. Make sure the correct directory is displayed.

4. In the "Remove user's authorization" section of the screen, choose the appropriate user from the User ID field drop-down list. Click the Remove user's authorization button to remove the user.

5. The screen reappears and the User  you just removed is no longer on the User List section of the screen.

Removing All Protection from a Directory

To remove all protection from a specific directory, simply remove the check mark from the box nest to "Directory requires a password to access via the web. You should also remove each user too.