Password protect (http auth) all domains on server

rpilb

• March 12, 2016 15:17

Hi How can I password protect all domains/sites on a server with http auth? I added the following into httpd.conf but pressing cancel on the auth popup will show the page contents without any assets loading. AuthType Basic AuthName "Restricted Content" AuthUserFile /.htpasswd Require valid-user

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  cPanelMichael

  • March 14, 2016 18:15

  Hello :) What method are you using to make changes to the Apache configuration? It's important to use the instructions at: Advanced Apache Configuration - EasyApache - cPanel Documentation Also, I believe the directory has to be specific, as opposed to entering a wildcard character. How many accounts do you need to protect? Thank you.

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  rpilb

  • March 14, 2016 22:12

  I edited the httpd.conf directly just to test it but reverted it back after - I did see the message about it being overwritten and making sure to run the distiller. Is there alternative to using a wildcard? The server is essentially a testing server - it needs to be locked off from Google to stop client websites being indexed, but access from any IPs so we can't lock it down that way. They're all setup on a subdomain i.e. website1.testingserver.com We can modify each account but it's quite tedious as there's 100+ on there at the moment.

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  cPanelMichael

  • March 23, 2016 19:36

  Is there alternative to using a wildcard? The server is essentially a testing server - it needs to be locked off from Google to stop client websites being indexed, but access from any IPs so we can't lock it down that way. They're all setup on a subdomain i.e. website1.testingserver.com

  
  If the goal is to prevent Google or other search engines from indexing the websites, then you could setup rules to prevent that. There's a third-party thread on this at: Stop Google from indexing Thank you.

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