Overview
This article explains how you can restrict access to a page using a password, based on a user's role. By default, Administrators, Publishers and Writers can access all parts of a website. This article explains how to change a page's default settings and configure page access by user groups.
If you want to restrict access by other user roles, you must first set up the role and assign it to users. See Juniper Websites: Creating a New Role and Juniper Websites: Creating a New User.
Do not create a page where administrators are restricted from accessing it - this can cause problems. Always ensure that administrators can access all pages.
When creating secure pages on your Website, you should understand that images and links added to the content area of the page will use files that are stored directly in your CMS's File Manager. By their nature, these will not be secure and could potentially be accessed directly using their URL.
Please take this into consideration when adding content that cannot be made public, for example, sensitive documents or copyrighted content, that you do not have permission to make public.
Instructions
- Navigate to a page where you would like to restrict access.
- Select Security from the Edit tab.
- When prompted set Inherit Settings to NO:
- When prompted set Public Access to NO:
- Select which User Roles you want to give access to when they are logged in:
- Save your changes.
Outcome
The page will now be restricted to the selected user roles. Users assigned roles for access will need to log in to view or edit its content. Users not logged in will be prompted to log in when accessing this page.
Related information
- Juniper Websites: Security Settings.
- Juniper Websites: Creating a New Role.
- Juniper Websites: Creating a New User.
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