password-protection

Does R have a function that allows a user to provide a password securely, such as Python's getpass module? (see http://docs.python.org/library/getpass.html for an example of what I mean) The problem is that R does not have functions to control the terminal it is running in (something like Rncurses ); probably this is due to portability issues. Some time ago I was struggling with the same problem and I ended up with a function using TclTk: getPass<-function(){ require(tcltk); wnd<-tktoplevel();tclVar("")->passVar; #Label tkgrid(tklabel(wnd,text="Enter password:")); #Password box tkgrid(tkentry

In VBA Excel if I protect sheets with UserInterFaceOnly:=True option after I close and open the file again the UserInterFaceOnly mode is not active, only Password protection. The code: ActiveSheet.Protect Password:="myPassword", UserInterfaceOnly:=True Why? carlossierra You can't do it without reapplying UserInterfaceOnly:=True after reopening the workbook. Taken from Excel's Vb protect method reference: If you apply this method with the UserInterfaceOnly argument set to true and then save the workbook, the entire worksheet (not just the interface) will be fully protected when you reopen the

I am trying to password protect a subdomain and all of it's subdirectories and files, but my knowledge on the matter is very limited, how can I go about doing that? It's a simple two step process In your .htaccess put AuthType Basic AuthName "restricted area" AuthUserFile /path/to/the/directory/you/are/protecting/.htpasswd require valid-user use http://www.htaccesstools.com/htpasswd-generator/ or command line to generate password and put it in the .htpasswd Note 1: If you are using cPanel you should configure in the security section "Password Protect Directories" EDIT: If this didn't work then

I have password protected my entire website using .htaccess but I would like to expose one of the sub directories so that it can be viewed without a password. How can I disable htaccess password protection for a sub directory? Specifically what is the .htaccess syntax. Here is my .htaccess file that is placed in the root of my ftp. AuthName "Site Administratrion" AuthUserFile /dir/.htpasswd AuthGroupFile /dev/null AuthName secure AuthType Basic require user username1 order allow,deny allow from all RageZ You need to create a new .htaccess file in the required directory and include the Satisfy