# Forge: Password Protected Paths

DevFeed: [Forge: Password Protected Paths](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/forge-password-protected-paths-3676.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://laravel.com/blog/forge-password-protected-paths>)

Author: James Brooks

Published: 2020-07-31T14:47:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Laravel Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/laravel-blog.md>)

Topics: [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passwords.md>), [nginx](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nginx.md>), [dashboards](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dashboards.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [HTTP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/http.md>), [servers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/servers.md>)

Tags: [auth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/auth.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [feature](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/feature.md>), [http](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/http.md>), [nginx](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nginx.md>), [password](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/password.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [security-rules](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security-rules.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>)

## AI overview

Forge now lets users configure and manage password-protected sites or paths from the dashboard. Its Security Rules feature uses HTTP Basic Auth, supports multiple credentials, and applies to valid Nginx location paths.

## Source excerpt

We are excited to announce that you can now configure and manage password protected paths within the Forge dashboard. Previously, this had to be done manually by logging into the server and configuri...