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title: Password protection
description: >-
Manage password protection for your documentation site from the Fern
Dashboard.
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<Warning title="Team and Enterprise feature">
  This feature is available only for the [Team and Enterprise plans](https://buildwithfern.com/pricing). To get started, reach out to [support@buildwithfern.com](mailto:support@buildwithfern.com).
</Warning>

Protect your published documentation site with a shared password directly from the [Fern Dashboard](https://dashboard.buildwithfern.com/). When enabled, visitors must enter the password before they can view any content.

<Note>
  Password-protected sites aren't indexed by search engines.
</Note>

You can alternatively authenticate users using SSO, JWT, or OAuth. See [Authentication overview](/learn/docs/authentication/overview) for details.

## Enable password protection

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Dashboard">
    Navigate to the [Fern Dashboard](https://dashboard.buildwithfern.com/) and select the documentation site you want to protect.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Go to Settings">
    Open the **Settings** page for your docs site. You'll see a **Password** card at the top of the page.
  </Step>

  <Step title="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.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Manage password protection

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

<Note title="Roles">
  All [role types](/learn/dashboard/configuration/permissions) can view the current password. Only Admins can set, reset, or remove a password.
</Note>