How Do I password protect an application on Tomcat Application Manager? - java

I have deployed a war file inside a folder in the Tomcat webapps folder and the manager page is password protected. But I also want to password protect my application other than the Login system which it has of its own. I tried doing what is mentioned here.
But There has been no luck, when I do what it is mentioned there even the tomcat page i.e, localhost:8080 is also not accessible as it gives a not found error whereas I am able to access localhost:8080/manager/html page with the credentials and when I click on the Application I want to access it still doesn't ask for credentials but directly opens the web application.

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