1 [[!meta title="Can I limit access to my scripts and/or other content using passwords?"]]
2 Yes. Follow these instructions to limit web access to a
3 subdirectory of your web\_scripts directory:
5 \1. Decide upon one or more usernames and passwords that will be
6 allowed to access the content. Do not use your Athena password!
7 2. On Athena, cd to the directory to which you want to limit
10 4. Run “webaccess allow USER\_NAME” and enter the desired password
11 for USER\_NAME upon request.
12 5. Repeat step \#4 for every username that you want to be able to
14 6. Use a web browser to confirm that access is being restricted
17 “webaccess remove USER\_NAME” will remove a user’s access.
18 “webaccess reset” will clear all access restrictions on a
21 (webaccess works by creating .htaccess and .htpasswd files for
24 You can also limit access using
25 [MIT certificates](http://scripts.mit.edu/faq/15/).