[IdanB]

there is way to use htaccess file on apache server to restrict use of certain directory with user/pass. If you want just 1 common login (user/pass) or something that is manually configured, you can look: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/howto/htaccess.html

If you want this user/pass to be based on forum db, you can find such vbulletin mod (though was written for 3.5.x) here: http://www.vbhackers.com/f76/htacces...triction-2176/