H All I am in a kind of fix , i got a website ( beta.somesite.com ) .. that need to be password protected , however there are two URLs that should be allowed to all with out password access. Ona cent os box 5.5 i am running apache . the entire site needs passwd protection except for the Below Urls . http://beta.somesite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/large_1990782-e1299229617964.jpg http://beta.somesite.com/?cat=592&feed=rss2 Your advice will be of great help -- Regards Agnello D'souza