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Enable Secure Directory Protection on Apache VPS

Category: Security

Set directory protection—a access tweak—on an Apache VPS—edit /etc/httpd/conf/httpd conf:
\nAuthType Basic\nAuthName \"Restricted\"\nAuthUserFile /etc/httpd/.htpasswd\nRequire valid-user\n
restart:
systemctl restart httpd
On DigitalOcean secures hosting—password-protects directories

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