Title: wp-admin asking for authentication Last modified: September 1, 2016 --- # wp-admin asking for authentication * [Suyash87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suyash87/) * (@suyash87) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/) * Please visit [http://kastel.co.il/wp-login.php](http://kastel.co.il/wp-login.php) * This link is asking for authentication process, is it related to wordpress? I have npt come around something like this so far, my wordpress details did not work here. * Please help me by letting know about how to access admin. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Denzel Chia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/denzel_chia/) * (@denzel_chia) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/#post-7571274) * Hi, * That’s as .htaccess password. [http://support.hostgator.com/articles/specialized-help/technical/wordpress/wordpress-login-brute-force-attack](http://support.hostgator.com/articles/specialized-help/technical/wordpress/wordpress-login-brute-force-attack) * Someone or a plugin must have created it. If you have no idea. You can ask your web hosting company for help to remove it. * Thank you. * Thread Starter [Suyash87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suyash87/) * (@suyash87) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/#post-7571275) * Hi, I checked through file manager option in cpanel, but there is not .htaccess file * Thread Starter [Suyash87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suyash87/) * (@suyash87) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/#post-7571277) * Also, when i click file manager I am directly going to public_html filder and not asking for any option to show hidden files * [outhands](https://wordpress.org/support/users/outhands/) * (@outhands) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/#post-7571278) * cPanel hide these files, please check if hidden files are visible within file manager. * Thread Starter [Suyash87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suyash87/) * (@suyash87) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/#post-7571279) * checked, no .htaccess file or option to show hidden file. * [Denzel Chia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/denzel_chia/) * (@denzel_chia) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/#post-7571290) * Hi, * Please ask your web hosting company for help to remove it. * This is an open forum and it’s against WordPress forum rules to ask for any login access. [https://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#The_Bad_Stuff](https://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#The_Bad_Stuff) * Therefore, it’s not possible for ask to help you find it. * Thank you. * Thread Starter [Suyash87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suyash87/) * (@suyash87) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/#post-7571297) * Yes I can understand, I just wanted to know whether it is WP issue or other, seems like other since it is hosting related. * Only thing is it is not visible in my cpanel file manager. * [AjitKhodke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ajitkhodke/) * (@ajitkhodke) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/#post-7571299) * Seems to be a problem with your host. Have you contacted your host? Try: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Login_Trouble](http://codex.wordpress.org/Login_Trouble) * [newtonentropy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newtonentropy/) * (@newtonentropy) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/#post-7571300) * Hi Suyash87, * I think most text editors will show hidden files. For instance, I use Sublime Text 3 and it shows hidden files. You can also show all hidden files on your system, but not recommended. * I would just try to download a text editor like Sublime Text to see the hidden files. * Thread Starter [Suyash87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suyash87/) * (@suyash87) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/#post-7571304) * Hi AjitKhodke * Yes, I asked client to contact support. * Hi newtonentropy * there are no hidden files on server * [newtonentropy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newtonentropy/) * (@newtonentropy) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/#post-7571306) * Ohh.. oops. Sorry, forgot we were talking about the server. Sleepy. * [staartmees](https://wordpress.org/support/users/staartmees/) * (@staartmees) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/#post-7571312) * It’s an extra security measure of your hosting. * [Borge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joeborge0914/) * (@joeborge0914) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/#post-7571328) * I guess you have activated Password Protect in Cpanel. * If you dont have the option in your File manager saying “Show Hidden Files (dotfiles)” * Look down at the bottom of Cpanel, if you are using x3 theme in Cpanel you will then have the option to “Reset all Interface Settings”. Just as this one on the screenshot * [http://take.ms/mhm6B](http://take.ms/mhm6B) * Once it is reset, you click back file manager, the you will have the option to tick the box for “Show Hidden Files (dotfiles)” * From there you will see the .htaccess and .htpasswd in the public_html. However, you just need to remove .htpasswd * That should fix the problem. * Thread Starter [Suyash87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suyash87/) * (@suyash87) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/#post-7571350) * Hello Borge * I tried to find that option but could not see it * I am using **cPanel, Inc. 56.0.25** * Thread Starter [Suyash87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suyash87/) * (@suyash87) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/#post-7571352) * And theme is Paper Lantern Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘wp-admin asking for authentication’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [admin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/admin/) * [authentication](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/authentication/) * [wp-admin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp-admin/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 17 replies * 7 participants * Last reply from: [Borge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joeborge0914/) * Last activity: [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-asking-for-authentication/page/2/#post-7571411) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics