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

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I am moving a web site over from a Linux server over to a
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> Several posts indicated that I would need to disable
anonymous access within
> IIS and then create the individual user accounts within
Administrative Tools >
> Computer Management > Users and Groups. However, in
this case, I don't want to
> create thousands of new users within windows.
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authorisation.
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principle,
though.
Or... you could just install Apache and use that instead,
sticking with the
approach you're used to.
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