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Yes. Follow these instructions to limit web access to a
subdirectory of your web\_scripts directory:

\1. Decide upon one or more usernames and passwords that will be
 allowed to access the content. Do not use your Athena password!  
 2. On Athena, cd to the directory to which you want to limit
 access.  
 3. Run “add scripts”.  
 4. Run “webaccess allow USER\_NAME” and enter the desired password
 for USER\_NAME upon request.  
 5. Repeat step \#4 for every username that you want to be able to
 access the content.  
 6. Use a web browser to confirm that access is being restricted
 correctly.

“webaccess remove USER\_NAME” will remove a user’s access.  
“webaccess reset” will clear all access restrictions on a
directory.

(webaccess works by creating .htaccess and .htpasswd files for
you)

You can also limit access using
[MIT certificates](http://scripts.mit.edu/faq/15/).