Two staging instances: Password protection?

[frm]

Before deploying the Software, you must register in the XenForo.com customer area the address (URL) at which You will use the License. This URL must be kept up-to-date. You may create additional test installations for the purpose of testing the Software. Any test installation of this kind must be password protected, installed at a URL that makes the testing purpose clear, not used for production purposes and access to it must be limited to You and Your website staff.

This seems ridiculous to ask, but I don't want to be in conflict with the license agreement.

One staging instance is password protected while another instance has IP whitelisting. Are we out of bounds with whitelisting or is it safe to assume an IP address is another form of password protection?

 

[Paul B]

As long as the site is not publicly accessible then it's sufficient.