To password protect a directory in your site, log in to CPanel. From there, click on the button labeled Web Protect listed under "Site Management Tools". On the next page, a list of all of the folders in your site will appear. Click on the one you wish to protect. On the next page, there should be a text box labeled "Protected Resource Name". In that, type what you want to appear on the password prompt that opens up when a user tries to access the directory. Then click on . Now at the bottom of that page, enter a username and password that you wish to use to access the directory and click . You may also add additional users if you wish.