You can lock a directory with a password using the cPanel's **Directory Privacy**.

**1.** Log in to your cPanel account.

**2.** In the **Files** section, click on **Directory Privacy**.

**3.** Click on the directory to open it.

**4.** Click on the **Edit**, showing next to the directory you want to protect.

**5.** Under **Security Settings**, check-mark **Password protect this directory**. Then click on **Save**.

**6.** Now click on **Go back**.

**7.** Scroll down the page. Under **Create User**, fill in the username and password fields or use the Password Generator option to generate a new random password and copy it to Notepad. Click on **Save**.

If you try to open the password-protected directory in your browser via the URL www.example.com/myfolder, your browser prompts for credentials.

You have password protected a directory in cPanel to add an extra layer of security to your website content.