==== Two Step Authentication ====
You can increase the security of your login by adding an extra authentication step, for example to a CMS like WordPress or Joomla. This makes it harder for bots or robots to break into a website.

→ Go to **[[https://1984hosting.com/|1984hosting.com]]** Click **LOGON** and choose **Control Panel**.\\
→ Click **GOto Control Panel**.\\
→ Choose **Webtools.** at the top of the page.\\
→ Click **Protected areas**.\\

Note that if you do not want to use your awstat (statistics) authentication then you need to create a new one:\\
→ Click Users and groups.\\
→ Click **Add user**, choose a username and password then click **Add**\\
→ Click **Add group** create a **Group name** and click **Add**\\
Then:\\
→ Click **Protected areas** again.\\
→ Choose **Add new protected area**.\\
→ Give it a name **Area name**.\\
→ **Choose dir**, choose which directory you want to protect.\\
→ Fill in a **User auth** and **Group auth**.\\
→ Click **Protect it**.