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===Password protected areas are possible with our webhosting.===
==Password protected areas are possible with our webhosting.==


You can password protect any part of your web site by creating a file called password.txt in any directory.
You can password protect any part of your web site by creating a file called password.txt in any directory.
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*Note: Protection of sub directories may be subverted by some cunning means, so this should not be assumed. To be sure, always put the password.txt file in every sub directory as well.
*Note: Protection of sub directories may be subverted by some cunning means, so this should not be assumed. To be sure, always put the password.txt file in every sub directory as well.

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You can download an example password.txt file, but remember to change the password and the username! [[File:password.txt.zip]] (unzip the file too!)

===Password protection and HTTPS===


Password protection currently breaks Let's Encrypt certificates for protected subdomains. However, a password protected directory should still be accessible from a higher level. For example, protected.example.com wouldn't get a certificate, but could still be accessible over HTTPS via example.com/protected/.
Password protection currently breaks Let's Encrypt certificates for protected subdomains. However, a password protected directory should still be accessible from a higher level. For example, protected.example.com wouldn't get a certificate, but could still be accessible over HTTPS via example.com/protected/.


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You can download an example password.txt file, but remember to change the password and the username! [[File:password.txt.zip]] (unzip the file too!)


==Other Webhosting pages==
==Other Webhosting pages==
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