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There are a lot of dangers in putting up a Web page. From invasions of privacy to actual hackers cracking your security. Learn how to secure your Web server and site as well as hacks and patches to keep yourself safe.
How do you password protect your Web pages
Learn how other Web Design / HTML customers password protect their Web pages, and share your secrets.
Password Protect Your Web Pages
Learn how to password protect pages on your website. You can password protect single Web pages or password protect entire sections or even your entire website. The most secure way to password protect your website is with htaccess.
Your Files are Not Secure
If you put a file on a Web site, search engines can find it and make it visible to anyone, even your competitors. You have to protect files with active protection not passive hiding.
Don't Catch a Virus from Your Web Page
New viruses can search Web pages for email addresses to infect the unwary developers
Password Protect Web Pages
Learn how to protect your files, it's possible on the Web, just not with HTML.
Programming Secure Web Applications in Python - Python @ About.com
When you're building a Web application, one of the things you must think about is security. This series by Al, the Python Guide at About.com, takes you through how to do secure programming and what to look for so that your Web applications don't become the next crash on the Internet.
Basic Flash Password Protection - Animation @ About.com
The About Animation Guide shows how to password protect Flash files. This is a basic method of password protection with Flash.
Creating Secure Passwords - Network Security @ About.com
Passwords are your first line of defense for your Web site, but if you create a password that is impossible to remember, you'll write it down and sacrifice security that way. Luckily Tony Bradley, the Internet / Network Security Guide has written some tips towards creating passwords that are safe, but memorable.
Safety on the Web
There are many tools available for keeping your sites secure and age-appropriate while still writing what you would like to write.
Secure Web Sites and Servers
Security on Web sites is important. It is an easy way for crackers to break in to your computer, but there are some simple things you can do to make it more difficult. By Jennifer Kyrnin, your HTML Guide.
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