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How do I password-protect my Apache web server?

I installed Apache software on my computer, which turned it into a server. That server can be accessed across the globe, but I would like to figure out how I can password-protect the server. I did some research on it, but I did not understand any of the instructions that I saw. Can someone please explain to me, in simple terms, how I can password-protect my Apache web server? I am using Apache version 2.0.63.

Password protect how? To upload or change files, one usually has to log in and FTP the files. That is a "password" protected system.
If you are trying to just grant access to the web site for people that log in, that I can’t help with, never done that.
I use a web admin tool called ISPConfig to manage the users and web sites on my Ubuntu server. Not sure what you are running on, but take a look at that. It virtualizes your web sites (even just one), so hacker probes by IP address all fail to find a web site since they do not access by URL/DNS. I’d say about 90% of the hack attempts are by IP alone, making them easy to spot in the logs.

I also use my Linux based firewall to restrict who can FTP to my web servers, I have an "allowed" FTP list. Anyone else trying to FTP to any web site of mine, or by IP, gets blacklisted right away….

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2 Responses to “How do I password-protect my Apache web server?”

  1. Password protect how? To upload or change files, one usually has to log in and FTP the files. That is a "password" protected system.
    If you are trying to just grant access to the web site for people that log in, that I can’t help with, never done that.
    I use a web admin tool called ISPConfig to manage the users and web sites on my Ubuntu server. Not sure what you are running on, but take a look at that. It virtualizes your web sites (even just one), so hacker probes by IP address all fail to find a web site since they do not access by URL/DNS. I’d say about 90% of the hack attempts are by IP alone, making them easy to spot in the logs.

    I also use my Linux based firewall to restrict who can FTP to my web servers, I have an "allowed" FTP list. Anyone else trying to FTP to any web site of mine, or by IP, gets blacklisted right away….
    References :
    http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-ubuntu8.04-lts

    http://www.ispconfig.org/

  2. You’d better seek the help of an offshore BPO web developer or programmer because that’s one tough question you’ve got there.
    References :

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