Possible to password protect a file/image?

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  gwenpearson62 · Member · Mar 5, 2014 at 3:25 pm

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  I think my support-fu is weak today. At WP.com, is it possible to password protect a file or image?

  You can password protect an individual page, which is awesome, but the files linked on the page are in the media library, and theoretically scrapable/findable by Google et al.

  Just wanted to check before I told someone there isn’t a way to do that at WP.com
  (can be done on .org). Thank you!

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · Mar 7, 2014 at 5:50 pm

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  Hi Gwen,

  Currently, it isn’t possible to password-protect a file or image through WordPress.com. The only way to protect a file from direct URL access is to set your entire blog to Private. Here’s more information on privacy settings:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

  If you’re trying to secure a PDF file, passwording the file is a good option. Here’s a tutorial on how to password protect a PDF file:

  http://www.ehow.com/how_5965049_password-protect-adobe-pdf.html

  I hope that helps! Let me know if you need anything else.