protecting directories

[zefeena]

Hi,

I am familiar with the cpanel, but my new host does not have that and i'm struggling to get my head around it.

 

I have still to sort out the site, so i don't want to block myself out of it, but i suppose i should secure it before i begin?

 

When i click on protect directories on my hosts panel i get the box below.

 

Do i secure catalog/admin or just catalog, or something completely different!!

 

 

 

 

 

apattern.co.uk Back

Add Protected Directory

 

 

Domain: apattern.co.uk

Path:

message:

 

Manage Protected Directories

 

There are currently no protected directories for this domain.

[♥geoffreywalton]

rename the directory admin to something else.

 

Change the admin directory name in 2 places in

 

/newadmin dir name/includes/configure.php

 

Then password protect the new admin directory.

 

This is called security through obscurity.

 

HTH

 

G

[MrPhil]

This is called security through obscurity.

 

To be fair to a noobie, the renaming of admin/ to somethingElse/ is "security through obscurity". That is, the admin directory no longer has a widely known name -- a hacker might have to do some digging or even social engineering to get the name.

 

The password protection is a further layer of protection, requiring another hoop to jump through (ID and password) to get to the Good Stuff. That's certainly not STO.

[ctec2001]

I would also recommend adding osc_sec and IP Trap for additional protection.