HTML Password Protection FAQ

There are some common questions about the password protection of HTML files and AHPP program.

How HTML files could be password protected?

There is a only way to protect HTML and TXT files with password, it is using JavaScript technology. The original HTML or TEXT file is processed by any HTML protection software and put into a new file with password checking form. Now when a user open that file he should enter a valid password (or login/password pair) to access the file contents. Otherwise the original file will not shown to him.

Can I password protect HTML files manually?

Actually, it is possible, but it should take a lot of time. Therefore it is recommended to use any HTML password protecting software like AeroTags HTML Password Protector that does it almost instantly.

How does AeroTags HTML Password Protector work?

AeroTags HTML Password Protector (AHPP) is very easy in use! It has user-friendly Wizard interface that helps you to protect your files. You may add as many files to your project as you need and protect them in a batch. After adding the files to the queue you enter either a single password for all users or unique login/password combinations for each user. So with just a few clicks you get password protected files!

How text files could be password protected? Text does not support JavaScript instead of HTML!

Yes, text files can not execute JavaScript. That's why AHPP converts them to HTML and then applies the protection.

I have a list of users and have no idea how to generate passwords for all of them.

AHPP has a unique feature that no other competing application have! You may load your list of user and AHPP will generate random password for all of them. Just imagine if you would generate say 200 password your self! After it you simply copy new list of login/password name to the Clipboard and save it for your records.

You also can generate a list of random passwords here.

Do I need any server scripts (PHP, CGI or ASP) on my server?

No! HTML files generated by AHPP do not need anything else JavaScript that works almost anywhere. Actually, the files can work without any hosting, this way AHPP is the best solution to protect the files on your CD and DVD libraries.

What browser do I need to open password protected HTML files?

In the most cases you need no update or change your browser. AeroTags HTML Password Protector generate files compatible with Internet Explorer 4.x, 5.x, 6., Netscape Navigator 4.x, 5.x, 6.x, 7.x and Opera 6.x and 7.x. No additional software or plug-ins are required.

I protected all my site pages with password. Do a visitor enter the password on each page?

No, certainly. Once your visitor entered a valid password he accesses all other pages without doing that again. That's done using cookies. The set cookie expires when the browser is closed (so called session cookie)

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Important note: Cracked version (or the one with stolen serial number) of AHPP DO NOT work correctly! Using cracked (stolen) copy of AHPP results in damaging files during protection process. Use legal software!