Web Hosting - Password Protecting Your Site

This page contains instructions for password-protecting Windows/IIS/ASP.NET and Linux/Apache site directories and files via Plesk's Basic Auth

There are additional NetID based options outlined below

For firewall information please see: Web Hosting - Firewall Options

https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/obsidian/customer-guide/websites-and-domains/restricting-access-to-content.65152/

Note: Using the Secure Password Generator in the Control Panel, you can generate a password that meets UW-Madison's strong password policy.

  Additional Options

Other options available for password protecting include:

Note: Plesk also uses .htaccess to password protect directories. The only difference is that Plesk creates .htaccess files that are outside your filesystem and can only be managed through the Plesk Control Panel.