Password on statistics ?

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Hi,

Is there a way to put a password on awstats? I know this has been discussed, and that there is a ticket for this. But is there at least a way for the customer to password protect the /stats directory manually?
If not, is there a way for the customer to inactivate the /stats directory?

Is there a better way to do this? Maybe to make the statistics only work when you login to the control panel, not via /stats directory ?

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