Posted by Kim Andr� Aker� on 11/01/05 10:38

Narlen wrote:

> Hi there
>
> I would like to password protect (or "directory listing denied") my
> website. I am using the following code. The problem is that if
> people choose "view page source" in any web browser it shows the
> password. Can anyone give me a code that would hide the password?
> Thanks a lot for your help.
>
> Here is the code:
>
> [snip JavaScript code]

JavaScript is at best flaky, and fairly easy to bypass.

I don't know what web server software your website runs on, but here's
a quick tutorial on how to password protect directories in Apache:
http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/htaccess3.shtml

(Don't be fooled by the domain name, this particular tutorial doesn't
include any JavaScript code.)

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