Password Protection with htaccess

You can protecting directory on apache web server so no unauthorized people may access it, in here we would like use .htaccess file (there is DOT at front htaccess file name) on apache root directory.

root:# cat .htaccess

AuthType Basic

AuthName "Restricted Access"

AuthUserFile /home/apasswords

Require user anjani

root:# ls -al .htaccess

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 103 Oct  9 08:38 .htaccess

Make password for user anjani and save it on file /home/apasswords

root:# htpasswd -c /home/apasswords anjani

New password: ******

Re-type new password: ******

Adding password for user anjani

root:# cat /home/apasswords

anjani:jBdra06B5M54.

The password on the appasswords is encrypted

root:# ls -al /home/apasswords

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21 Oct  9 14:18 /home/apasswords

Done.