---
title: "How to add a Password to your Rust Server"
description: "Information on how to add a password to your Rust Server"
url: https://help.chiphead.tech/en/articles/432-how-to-add-a-password-to-your-rust-server
collection: "Rust"
updated: 2026-06-10
language: en
---

# How to add a Password to your Rust Server

Information on how to add a password to your Rust Server

## Summary

Setting a password on a Rust server limits entry to players who have the correct credentials, helping keep unwanted users from joining and disrupting gameplay. This supports a more welcoming and controlled community by allowing only trusted participants to connect. It also gives server owners greater authority over access and player conduct, making the overall experience easier to oversee and moderate.

### Requirement

> **Error:** Installing **Oxide/uMod** on the server is necessary before proceeding. Refer to the relevant guide for instructions: [How to install Oxide](https://help.chiphead.tech/en/articles/449-how-to-install-oxideumod-on-your-rust-server.md)

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### How to Install Authentication on a Rust Server

1.  Download the [**Authentication**](https://umod.org/plugins/authentication) mod.
    
2.  Log in to the **ChipHead Panel**.
    
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3.  Stop the server.
    
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4.  Open the **Files** tab. & Navigate to the following directory:  
    `/home/container/oxide/plugins`
    
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5.  Upload the `authentication.cs` file downloaded in step 1 - you can drag and drop or use the upload file icon.
    
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6.  Start the server
    
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### How to Configure the Password

1.  Log in to the **ChipHead Panel**.
    
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2.  Stop the server.
    
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3.  Open the **Files** tab & Navigate to the following directory:  
    `/home/container/oxide/config` & Open the `Authentication.json` file.
    
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4.  Locate `"PASSWORD":` and enter the preferred password within the quotation marks.
    
5.  Click “**Save Content”**
    
6.  Start the server
    
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