You can use this option to place a password on one of your site's directories. Only users that you specify will be able to access this directory.
1 To access
the Directory Access Menu, click on the icon
above the words Password Protect Directories
on the main screen of your cPanel interface.
2 Click on the name of the directory that you wish to protect. (You can navigate to a directory by clicking on the icon next to it).
3 When the new
screen appears, click on the box next to the 
icon to require
a password to access the directory.
4 Type the name that you wish to appear in the login box for the directory in the blank field next to Protected Resource Name:
5 Place the name of the user you wish to be able to access the directory in the blank field next to Username:
6 Place the password for that user in the blank field next to Password: and click on Add/Modify authorized user.
7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 as necessary to add more users.
To change a user's password, click on their name, type a new password into the Password field, and click on Change Password.