.htpasswd File Generator

About .htpasswd

A .htpasswd file is used by Apache to protect directories with a username and password. This tool lets you create those lines easily. It runs entirely in your browser — nothing is saved or sent to our servers.

This generator uses Apache’s {SHA} format (SHA-1 + Base64), which is widely supported for simple HTTP Basic Auth.

Generate .htpasswd Entries

Your .htpasswd File Content:

How to use it:

1. Copy the lines above into a file named .htpasswd on your server.
2. Then create a .htaccess file in the folder you want to protect, and add this snippet:

AuthType Basic
AuthName "Protected Area"
AuthUserFile /full/path/to/.htpasswd
Require valid-user

Replace /full/path/to/.htpasswd with the absolute server path to your file.