How Secure Is .htaccess?

[aznkpride0922]

I'm just curious.

Since it is the only protection along with ssl that I have set for my admin page...

 

Ummm.. compared to the login system using ssl and mysql, which is more reliable?

 

I know my question may not make any sense... but I just wanted to know how secure or.. how safe it is to protect admin page using .htaccess.

 

It just seems.... not so safe. :blush:

 

 

oh and one more thing.

if I move my admin directory outside... like outta catalog and name it differently, would it still work without touching any codes?

[Avec]

A properly set up .htaccess is the way to go. Google .htaccess security and see for yourself. As for the admin directory, you will need to make a couple changes to the config.php files, but minor stuff.