Hello, I added a script to my post layout that checks for the password parameter in the front matter before loading the page. It’s not a perfect solution, but it adds a bit of security unless someone decides to go to the repository and look up the password. [hugo_post_password] Here is a demo - u…

You don’t need the repo to retrieve the password. It’s hard coded in your page. Also the content of your post is available in the page. It’s a really simple solution, providing a false sense of security, imho.

Hi there and thanks for sharing, I had a similar need, and came up with this solution: [image] Using Hugo to share private posts I sometime need to share posts with selected readers only, for review or private discussion. This is precisely the objective of the Hugo theme ‘Off The Record…

See also: Introducing hugoArticleEncryptor - Encrypt Your Hugo Articles Encryption for content Encrypt Hugo Site using Staticrypt

I agree, I tried using GitHub secrets but unable to archive the same results - it must have to do something with how hugo builds.

Passoword Protect Hugo Post (not an absolution)

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Introducing hugoArticleEncryptor - Encrypt Your Hugo Articles
Encryption for content
Encrypt Hugo Site using Staticrypt

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