protect "admin controls" with htaccess

[hasemann]

Hi, is it possible to protect the admin controll botton (user/admin mode) with a password e.g. with htaccess?

[Nibbler]

Yes, but I don't see why you'd want to.

[hasemann]

I want to "double-protect" my gallery. I'm using Coppermine within Joomla using the medhi-bridge and in the last time I had several attempts that people tried to hack my site. I'm using a good password, but I'm a bit concerned. It would be very nice if somebody could give me an hint how to protect the admin-mode additionally.

Thanks in advance!