Configuration

Password protection

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Team and Enterprise feature

This feature is available only for the Team and Enterprise plans. To get started, reach out to support@buildwithfern.com.

Protect your published documentation site with a shared password directly from the Fern Dashboard. When enabled, visitors must enter the password before they can view any content.

Password-protected sites aren’t indexed by search engines.

You can alternatively authenticate users using SSO, JWT, or OAuth. See Authentication overview for details.

Enable password protection

1

Open the Dashboard

Navigate to the Fern Dashboard and select the documentation site you want to protect.

2

Go to Settings

Open the Settings page for your docs site. You’ll see a Password card at the top of the page.

3

Set a password

Enter a password and click Save. A confirmation dialog will appear — select Enable to activate password protection.

Once enabled, the card displays the current password along with when and by whom it was last updated.

Manage password protection

In the same dialog, you can Reset the password, or Remove the password to make your site publicly accessible.

Roles

All role types can view the current password. Only Admins can set, reset, or remove a password.