# /ui protection using httpNodeAuth in settings.js
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-protection-using-httpnodeauth-in-settings-js/32430
**Category:** Dashboard
**Created:** [4 September 2020 05:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-protection-using-httpnodeauth-in-settings-js/32430 "2020-09-04T05:18:55Z")
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### Author:  [@josekavunkal](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/josekavunkal)
#### Post date: [4 September 2020 05:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-protection-using-httpnodeauth-in-settings-js/32430/1 "2020-09-04T05:18:55Z")
I am trying to protect /ui with user name and password ,and I am aware that I can do this with
httpNodeAuth in settings.js .
The problem I am facing is my application have many other endpoint which does not need any protection or in other words open to public usage .But httpNodeAuth settings impact not just /ui but all http endpoint.
If there a way to protect only /ui and not other endpoints?
Kindly comment.
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [4 September 2020 07:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-protection-using-httpnodeauth-in-settings-js/32430/2 "2020-09-04T07:21:57Z")
Hi , no the protection applies to all.
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [4 September 2020 13:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-protection-using-httpnodeauth-in-settings-js/32430/3 "2020-09-04T13:51:26Z")
Dave has answered your question but I'll point out that I am working (slowly) on a separate authentication & authorisation capability for uibuilder. That will be completely independent of the Node-RED native user configuration.
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### Author:  [@josekavunkal](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/josekavunkal)
#### Post date: [4 September 2020 14:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-protection-using-httpnodeauth-in-settings-js/32430/4 "2020-09-04T14:06:18Z")
Thank you Dave for quick reply .
Yes I feel we need separate authentication ,now I am forced to start new instance just to have
my own authentication for http endpoint other than /ui.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [3 November 2020 14:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-protection-using-httpnodeauth-in-settings-js/32430/5 "2020-11-03T14:06:20Z")
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