Is it possible to password protect a single app like Mail?

Password protect the Mac Mail app is useless,and would not prevent access to your mailboxes.Your email is stored in files under your home folder,so you must password your mail folder.
See How to password protect mac Mail for more details

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HT204380 I would love to know how to password protect my facetime app on iPad 2, if it is even possible.

Is it possible to password protect my facetime app on iPad 2?

Yes, you can restrict it.
Go to Settngs > General > Restrictions and restrict FaceTime. You would then need a passcode to use it.

Password protect a single directory

How do I password protect a single directory in finder. I want it to ask for a password before it can even show the contents.

Well, I use Windoze too, but have been a Loyal Mac user for 4 years, just dropping a bundle on a new 17MBP. I actually didn't realize you could password protect a single directory on Windows. When I needed that before, I dumped files into a password protected ZIP file, and had a program on my Windows box that would show Ziped files as directories and subdirectories.
Are you thinking I am a Windows user because I said "Directory" instead of "Folder"? I can't seem to switch my terminology since I started with DOS ages ago.
I thought that since OSX had an underlying UNIX file system that a single password protected folder would be possible. I don't know much about unix, but have used Linux and shell for some websites and that allows individual folders to be password protected.
Thanks,
Kirk

Password protect a single page on a site

Hi,
Please culd someone advise me on the best and simplist way of password protecting a single page on a site? I've done some research and there seems to be a fair bit of conflicting information. I just need anyone that clicks on a certain link to be prompted for a password and if possible be able to change the password on a monthly basis (i'd prefer it if my client could do this as well).
Many thanks
Regards
Rob

Below is a simple username/password page if you only have a handful of clients where a database is over-kill.
It uses php so your hosting provider will need to be able to handle php. This will work with any of the following combination of the username and passsword.
Pink, Elephant
Blue, Sky
Fat, Pig
You can change the usernames and passwords in the php code below to suit yourself and you can add addtional usernames and passwords to the php. You can change the url they will be sent to once they enter the correct combination of username and password.
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<?php
if (array_key_exists('ewTest' , $_POST)) {
$username = trim($_POST['username']);
$password = trim($_POST['password']);
if (($username == "Pink") && ($password == "Elephant"))
$response = "Youre welcome! <a href='http://www.bbc.co.uk'>Enter Here</a>";
elseif (($username == "Blue") && ($password == "Sky"))
$response = "Youre welcome! <a href='http://www.itv.co.uk'>Enter Here</a>";
elseif (($username == "Fat") && ($password == "Pig"))
$response = "Youre welcome! <a href='http://www.adobe.com'>Enter Here</a>";
else {
$response = "Sorry, you do note have permission to access this webpage!";
?>
<style type="text/css">
#wrapper {
width: 250px;
padding: 20px;
margin: 20px auto;
background-color:#CCC;
font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 11px;
#wrapper p {
margin: 0 0 0 0;
padding: 0;
text-align: center;
input {
width: 250px;
input#submit {
width: 100px;
margin: 15px 0 0 0;
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="wrapper">
<p style="margin-bottom: 10px;">Please enter your Username & Password below. (Case sensitive)</p>
<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="passtest.php">
<label>Username</label><br />
<input type="text" name="username" id="username" value=""/><br />
<label>Password</label><br />
<input type="text" name="password" id="password" value=""/><br />
<input type="submit" name="ewTest" id="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>
<p style="margin-top: 10px;">
<?php if(isset($response)) echo $response;?>
</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Is there a way to password protect a single Muse page on website?

Is there a way to password protect a single Muse page on website?

There's no function within Muse to do this. Have a look at this thread, it might be of use.
Re: Can I create a login/password protection in Muse for a HTML5 page or two?

Just wanted to know if its possible to password Protect IPhoto on iphone

Just wanted to know if its possible to password Protect IPhoto itself from someone just being able to click on my IPhoto Application and have it opened and be able to see all my photos etc etc or even to password Protect the Events also is this possible and how please need help
i have iphone4s
tankyou

No. You can password protect the entire iPhone in Settings but not individual apps.

Is it possible to password protect folders?

Is it possible to password protect a folder?

I just watched a movie called The Other Man.
Scene: Liam Neesan is perusing the desk top of his wife's MacBook Pro.
He tries to open a folder entitled, "Love"
An alert window with a locked padlock opens saying "This folder requires that you type your password"
It wasn't a disc image just an ordinary folder.
How did they do that?

Is it possible to password protect (secure hidden) photos?

Is it possible to password protect (secure hidden) photos?

no
you can put the (or a second) iPhoto library on an encrypted volume - you can not secure particular photos
LN

Is it possible to password protect via Reader

Hi
I use Microsoft Word to make a document and then save it as a pdf file. Since I only have Adobe Reader, would it be possible to password protect that file using Reader (Not to open the file just to prevent others from modifying it)?
Thank you
Mich

Adobe Reader cannot apply password security. Acrobat X Standard and Pro can.
This web page has a product comparison matrix: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/matrix.html
Be well...

Possible to password-protect folder on desktop?

My boss has to borrow my laptop tonight. I have a folder with some personal info in it - online bill pay receipts, taxes, downloaded bank statements and things of similar nature - that I don't want him to have access to. Is it possible to password protect a folder? This isn't a case of having multiple users for one computer - I am the only user & administrator; I just want to apply a password to a folder before it can be opened. Is this possible? Thanks!

Hi,
I realise you mentioned it in passing, but for what you describe setting up a new user would be the simplest and safest option. This way your boss won't be able to do any kind of damage (accidental or not) within your account and keep all your items private at the same time.
You can use System Preferences -> Accounts -> \[+\] to create a new user (and \[-\] to remove it later)

Is there a way to password protect a single file in numbers?

Is there a way to passwork protect a single file in Numbers?

Not directly no - there is this work-around which should still work on iOS 6, or you could see if any of the third-party email apps in the app store support a password, or just access your account via Safari (you can create a homescreen shortcut for your account's login page)

Password protecting a single MS Word file in Leopard.

Hi, I have a quick question. Is there a way to password protect or encrypt a single MS Word file in Leopard? I want to encrypt a few sensitive Word doc's but not everything. Thanks- Chris

If you can't find a more direct way, there's always the option to create an encrypted disk image (using Disk Utility or equivalent) and store the sensitive files on there.

Password protecting a single folder

I have a question about permissions for a single folder. Here is what I want to be able to do: I want to password protect access to a single folder. I want to be able to double click on it... input a password and be granted access to it. Also, when that finder window is closed, I want it to revert back to protected (so that if I need to open it again, I will need to input the password again).
To save you the time, I already know how to use Apple-i on a folder and use the sharings and permissions to give limited access to a folder. Unfortunately, that is time consuming and tedious to change back and forth every time I am done viewing a folder. I am interested in a "faster" method for keeping a folder and it's contents secure.
I appreciate any feedback you have on this!
Grant

The best "built-in" option is an encrypted disk image, which will do exactly what you want.
Open up Disk Utility. Go to the help menu and type "confidential" into the search box (without the quotes). Select "Protecting confidential documents in a secure disk image". Follow the instructions, and it will "just work".
Cheers,
Rodney

Is it possible to password protect albums in iPhoto

Hi all,
some of the albums I have in iPhoto contain material not suitable to everyone having acces to my Mac. So I would like to password protect certain albums. Is that possible?

Ehhh indeed, there are a couple of very easy ways to do this:
Have two accounts: one for you and one for everybody else.
Or
Put these files on an encrypted disk image.
Look at it from a programmer's point of view: you want everything to be open and accessible except for the bits you don't want open and accessible. These bits that are not to be shared are arbitrary and defined by you alone and based on content. iPhoto may know that Jpeg is a photograph, but has no way of knowing what it's a photo of. The only way to protect things is to change their format. So, you encrypt the file. iPhoto doesn’t offer encryption - it's a $15 photo app and does not claim to offer everything - so you use the two options the OS offers for doing the same job.
Regards
TD

Possible? Password protecting external drives

Is it possible to make all external drives password protected to make changes to, or even access? I can't find anything obvious particularly in "disc utility" or elsewhere.
Thanks, Chris

No, OS X provides no such facility. You can get third-party software that can do that. Look for it at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.
What you can do instead is to create an encrypted disc image using Disk Utility and put the image on the external drive. Then move whatever you want secured onto the disc image file. Delete the originals. When the disc image is mounted it will require a password to access whatever is stored on it. If you want to be able read and write data on the disc image then make it a read/write image file when you create it.

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