# Deployment Protection is now enabled by default for new projects

**Published:** November 2, 2023 | **Authors:** Kit Foster, Balazs Varga, Natalie Altman

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Deployment Protection is now enabled by default for **all new projects, **and our full set of protection options is now generally available.

Deployment Protection includes a series of features that ensure you can keep your Vercel deployments secure. Secure your Preview and Production deployments with:

- [**Vercel Authentication**](https://vercel.com/docs/security/deployment-protection#vercel-authentication): Restricts access to your deployments to only Vercel users with suitable access rights. Vercel Authentication is **available on all plans.**
- [**Password Protection**](https://vercel.com/docs/security/deployment-protection#password-protection): Restricts access to your deployments to only users with the correct password. Password Protection is **available on the Enterprise plan, or as a paid add-on for Pro plans.**
- [**Trusted IPs**](https://vercel.com/docs/security/deployment-protection#trusted-ips): Restricts access to your deployments to only users with the correct IP address. Trusted IPs is available in addition to Vercel Authentication and **available as a part of the Enterprise plan. **

To configure existing deployments with Deployment Protection, you can use this [migration](https://vercel.com/docs/security/deployment-protection#migrating-to-standard-protection) [guide](https://vercel.com/docs/security/deployment-protection#migrating-to-standard-protection). For all new deployments, Deployment Protection with Vercel Authentication is now enabled by default.

[Check out the documentation](https://vercel.com/docs/security/deployment-protection) to learn more.

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