Home / Website Help / Security / What is the encryption type of the .htpasswd file? What is the encryption type of the .htpasswd file? Last update: Feb 06, 2020 The encryption type of the .htpasswd files is influenced on DES (Data Encryption Standard). Share this article Copied Related Articles How to password protect a URL? How to limit access to website during development? How to password protect a single file? Password protection and Wordpress permalinks issue. How to fix it?