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What Is Directory Privacy in cPanel? Directory Privacy adds web authentication to a selected directory. Visitors who request protected... How to Password-Protect a Directory in cPanel Use cPanel → Files → Directory Privacy when the feature is enabled. Navigate to the directory and... How to Manage Directory Privacy Users After enabling Directory Privacy, create users who are allowed to authenticate to the protected... Understanding Directory Privacy Inheritance A directory protected through cPanel Directory Privacy also protects its subdirectories through... How to Block an IP Address from Website Access in cPanel Use cPanel → Security → IP Blocker to deny web access from selected IP addresses, ranges, or... What cPanel IP Blocker Does and Does Not Block cPanel's IP Blocker controls access to websites served by the account. It is not a server-wide... How to Remove an IP Block in cPanel To restore website access for an address previously blocked through cPanel: Open Security → IP... What Is Hotlink Protection in cPanel? A hotlink occurs when another website embeds a file from your site and your server supplies that... How to Configure Hotlink Protection Open cPanel → Security → Hotlink Protection when the feature is enabled. Enable hotlink... How to Disable Hotlink Protection Safely Before disabling Hotlink Protection, save a copy of the allowed-referrer list if you may need it... What Is Leech Protection in cPanel? Leech Protection works with password-restricted directories to detect unusually frequent logins... How to Configure Leech Protection Use cPanel → Security → Leech Protection for a directory that already uses or will use Directory... Leech Protection and LiteSpeed Compatibility Current cPanel documentation states that LiteSpeed Web Server does not support cPanel Leech... What Is ModSecurity in cPanel? ModSecurity is a web application firewall engine that applies configured security rules to web... How to Enable or Disable ModSecurity for a Domain When the interface is available, open cPanel → Security → ModSecurity. You can enable or disable... Troubleshooting a Possible ModSecurity 403 Error A blocked web request can sometimes appear as a 403 error, but not every 403 is caused by...