Yes, not all users who visited your website have good intentions of visiting your website. Some might want to copy your contents or break into the site. Creating a secure Password directory on Plesk to limit a specific path on your website will allow you to choose control of who view the contents or file directory. Anyone trying to access such file or directory will face a security challenge to enter a correct username and password to view the protected contents on the website.

HOW TO ENABLE THIS FEATURE ON PLESK

• Click the website & Domain on plesk dashboard
• Click on add protected directory
• Type in the name of the path of the directory you want to protect on your website
• A optional box that will require you to enter a text that will be displayed to visitors who visit the password protected area.
• Click ok and confirm.

READ ALSO HOW TO REMOVE PASSWORD PROTECTION FROM A DIRECTORY ON PLESK

NOTE:

For Linux plesk directory: the specified directory for password protection will be created if it does not exist before.

For windows plesk directory: you can only secure and existing directory.