Create apache web password with using htpasswd

1)

htpasswd -cm /etc/web_passwd admin
htpasswd -cmb /etc/web_passwd admin password
Create MD5 http password in /etc/web_passwd



2) 
vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

 
<Directory "/var/www/html/secret">
    Options None
    AllowOverride None
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
    AuthType Basic
    AuthName "Authentication"
    AuthUserFile /etc/web_passwd
    Require valid-user
</Directory>

3)

/etc/init.d/httpd restart


PS: Other method is using .htaccess and place to secert folder

vi ./htaccess

AuthType Basic
AuthName "Authentication"
AuthUserFile /etc/web_passwd
Require valid-user 

vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf


<Directory "/var/www/html/secret">
    Options None
    AllowOverride AuthConfig
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
</Directory>



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