diff --git a/config/protect.php b/config/protect.php
index 383a2d02cf..4e78f78a7f 100644
--- a/config/protect.php
+++ b/config/protect.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
         'password' => [
             'driver' => 'password',
             'allowed' => ['secret'],
+            'field' => null,
             'form_url' => null,
         ],
 
diff --git a/src/Auth/Protect/Protectors/Password/Controller.php b/src/Auth/Protect/Protectors/Password/Controller.php
index 072afc7a5a..dcc0d5fdf0 100644
--- a/src/Auth/Protect/Protectors/Password/Controller.php
+++ b/src/Auth/Protect/Protectors/Password/Controller.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Statamic\Auth\Protect\Protectors\Password;
 
+use Statamic\Auth\Protect\ProtectorManager;
+use Statamic\Facades\Data;
 use Statamic\Facades\Site;
 use Statamic\Http\Controllers\Controller as BaseController;
 use Statamic\View\View;
@@ -31,9 +33,7 @@ public function store()
             return back()->withErrors(['token' => __('statamic::messages.password_protect_token_invalid')], 'passwordProtect');
         }
 
-        $guard = new Guard($this->getScheme());
-
-        if (! $guard->check($this->password)) {
+        if (! $this->driver()->isValidPassword($this->password)) {
             return back()->withErrors(['password' => __('statamic::messages.password_protect_incorrect_password')], 'passwordProtect');
         }
 
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ public function store()
             ->redirect();
     }
 
+    private function driver(): PasswordProtector
+    {
+        return app(ProtectorManager::class)
+            ->driver($this->getScheme())
+            ->setData(Data::find($this->getReference()));
+    }
+
     protected function getScheme()
     {
         return $this->tokenData['scheme'];
@@ -53,12 +60,18 @@ protected function getUrl()
         return $this->tokenData['url'];
     }
 
+    protected function getReference()
+    {
+        return $this->tokenData['reference'];
+    }
+
     protected function storePassword()
     {
-        session()->put(
-            "statamic:protect:password.passwords.{$this->getScheme()}",
-            $this->password
-        );
+        $sessionKey = $this->driver()->isValidLocalPassword($this->password)
+            ? "statamic:protect:password.passwords.ref.{$this->getReference()}"
+            : "statamic:protect:password.passwords.scheme.{$this->getScheme()}";
+
+        session()->put($sessionKey, $this->password);
 
         return $this;
     }
diff --git a/src/Auth/Protect/Protectors/Password/Guard.php b/src/Auth/Protect/Protectors/Password/Guard.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ec5f0f168..0000000000
--- a/src/Auth/Protect/Protectors/Password/Guard.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Statamic\Auth\Protect\Protectors\Password;
-
-use Statamic\Support\Arr;
-
-class Guard
-{
-    protected $config;
-
-    public function __construct($scheme)
-    {
-        $this->config = config("statamic.protect.schemes.$scheme");
-    }
-
-    public function check($password)
-    {
-        $allowed = Arr::get($this->config, 'allowed', []);
-
-        return in_array($password, $allowed);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Auth/Protect/Protectors/Password/PasswordProtector.php b/src/Auth/Protect/Protectors/Password/PasswordProtector.php
index d7af6a5722..bafab41153 100644
--- a/src/Auth/Protect/Protectors/Password/PasswordProtector.php
+++ b/src/Auth/Protect/Protectors/Password/PasswordProtector.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class PasswordProtector extends Protector
      */
     public function protect()
     {
-        if (empty(Arr::get($this->config, 'allowed', []))) {
+        if (empty($this->schemePasswords()) && ! $this->localPasswords()) {
             throw new ForbiddenHttpException();
         }
 
@@ -33,11 +33,52 @@ public function protect()
         }
     }
 
+    protected function schemePasswords()
+    {
+        return Arr::get($this->config, 'allowed', []);
+    }
+
+    public function localPasswords()
+    {
+        if (! $field = Arr::get($this->config, 'field')) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        return Arr::wrap($this->data->$field);
+    }
+
     public function hasEnteredValidPassword()
     {
-        return (new Guard($this->scheme))->check(
-            session("statamic:protect:password.passwords.{$this->scheme}")
-        );
+        if (
+            ($password = session("statamic:protect:password.passwords.scheme.{$this->scheme}"))
+            && $this->isValidSchemePassword($password)
+        ) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (
+            ($password = session("statamic:protect:password.passwords.ref.{$this->data->reference()}"))
+            && $this->isValidLocalPassword($password)
+        ) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public function isValidPassword(string $password): bool
+    {
+        return $this->isValidSchemePassword($password) || $this->isValidLocalPassword($password);
+    }
+
+    public function isValidSchemePassword(string $password): bool
+    {
+        return in_array($password, $this->schemePasswords());
+    }
+
+    public function isValidLocalPassword(string $password): bool
+    {
+        return in_array($password, $this->localPasswords());
     }
 
     protected function isPasswordFormUrl()
@@ -64,6 +105,7 @@ protected function generateToken()
         session()->put("statamic:protect:password.tokens.$token", [
             'scheme' => $this->scheme,
             'url' => $this->url,
+            'reference' => $this->data->reference(),
         ]);
 
         return $token;
diff --git a/tests/Auth/Protect/PasswordEntryTest.php b/tests/Auth/Protect/PasswordEntryTest.php
index 07bf031e8e..cd8a89e1dd 100644
--- a/tests/Auth/Protect/PasswordEntryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Auth/Protect/PasswordEntryTest.php
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
 namespace Tests\Auth\Protect;
 
+use Facades\Statamic\Auth\Protect\Protectors\Password\Token;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
-use Tests\TestCase;
 
-class PasswordEntryTest extends TestCase
+class PasswordEntryTest extends PageProtectionTestCase
 {
     #[Test]
     public function it_returns_back_with_error_if_theres_no_token()
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ public function it_returns_back_with_error_if_the_wrong_password_is_entered()
         session()->put('statamic:protect:password.tokens.test-token', [
             'scheme' => 'password-scheme',
             'url' => '/target-url',
+            'reference' => 'entry::test',
         ]);
 
         $this
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ public function it_returns_back_with_error_if_the_wrong_password_is_entered()
     public function it_allows_access_if_allowed_password_was_entered()
     {
         $this->withoutExceptionHandling();
+
         config(['statamic.protect.schemes.password-scheme' => [
             'driver' => 'password',
             'form_url' => '/password-entry',
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ public function it_allows_access_if_allowed_password_was_entered()
         session()->put('statamic:protect:password.tokens.test-token', [
             'scheme' => 'password-scheme',
             'url' => '/target-url',
+            'reference' => 'entry::test',
         ]);
 
         $this
@@ -64,7 +68,131 @@ public function it_allows_access_if_allowed_password_was_entered()
                 'password' => 'the-password',
             ])
             ->assertRedirect('http://localhost/target-url')
-            ->assertSessionHas('statamic:protect:password.passwords.password-scheme', 'the-password')
+            ->assertSessionHas('statamic:protect:password.passwords.scheme.password-scheme', 'the-password')
+            ->assertSessionMissing('statamic:protect:password.tokens.test-token');
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    #[DataProvider('localPasswordProvider')]
+    public function it_allows_access_if_local_password_was_entered(
+        $passwordFieldInContent,
+        $submittedPassword,
+    ) {
+        config(['statamic.protect.schemes.password-scheme' => [
+            'driver' => 'password',
+            'allowed' => ['the-scheme-password'],
+            'field' => 'password',
+        ]]);
+
+        Token::shouldReceive('generate')->andReturn('test-token');
+
+        $this->createPage('test', ['data' => ['protect' => 'password-scheme', 'password' => $passwordFieldInContent]]);
+
+        $this->get('test')
+            ->assertSessionHas('statamic:protect:password.tokens.test-token', [
+                'scheme' => 'password-scheme',
+                'url' => 'http://localhost/test',
+                'reference' => 'entry::test',
+            ]);
+
+        $this
+            ->post('/!/protect/password', [
+                'token' => 'test-token',
+                'password' => $submittedPassword,
+            ])
+            ->assertRedirect('http://localhost/test')
+            ->assertSessionHas('statamic:protect:password.passwords.ref.entry::test', $submittedPassword)
+            ->assertSessionMissing('statamic:protect:password.passwords.password-scheme')
+            ->assertSessionMissing('statamic:protect:password.tokens.test-token');
+    }
+
+    public static function localPasswordProvider()
+    {
+        return [
+            'string' => [
+                'value' => 'the-local-password',
+                'submitted' => 'the-local-password',
+            ],
+            'array with single value' => [
+                'value' => ['the-local-password'],
+                'submitted' => 'the-local-password',
+            ],
+            'array with multiple values' => [
+                'value' => ['first-local-password', 'second-local-password'],
+                'submitted' => 'second-local-password',
+            ],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_prefers_the_local_password_over_the_scheme_password()
+    {
+        config(['statamic.protect.schemes.password-scheme' => [
+            'driver' => 'password',
+            'allowed' => ['the-scheme-password'],
+            'field' => 'password',
+        ]]);
+
+        Token::shouldReceive('generate')->andReturn('test-token');
+
+        $this->createPage('test', ['data' => ['protect' => 'password-scheme', 'password' => 'the-scheme-password']]);
+
+        $this->get('test')
+            ->assertSessionHas('statamic:protect:password.tokens.test-token', [
+                'scheme' => 'password-scheme',
+                'url' => 'http://localhost/test',
+                'reference' => 'entry::test',
+            ]);
+
+        $this
+            ->post('/!/protect/password', [
+                'token' => 'test-token',
+                'password' => 'the-scheme-password',
+            ])
+            ->assertRedirect('http://localhost/test')
+            ->assertSessionHas('statamic:protect:password.passwords.ref.entry::test', 'the-scheme-password')
+            ->assertSessionMissing('statamic:protect:password.passwords.password-scheme')
             ->assertSessionMissing('statamic:protect:password.tokens.test-token');
     }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_can_use_the_same_local_password_multiple_times()
+    {
+        config(['statamic.protect.schemes.password-scheme' => [
+            'driver' => 'password',
+            'allowed' => ['the-scheme-password'],
+            'field' => 'password',
+        ]]);
+
+        Token::shouldReceive('generate')->andReturn('test-token');
+
+        $this->createPage('test', ['data' => ['protect' => 'password-scheme', 'password' => 'the-local-password']]);
+        $this->createPage('test-2', ['data' => ['protect' => 'password-scheme', 'password' => 'the-local-password']]);
+
+        $this->get('test')
+            ->assertRedirect('http://localhost/!/protect/password?token=test-token')
+            ->assertSessionHas('statamic:protect:password.tokens.test-token', [
+                'scheme' => 'password-scheme',
+                'url' => 'http://localhost/test',
+                'reference' => 'entry::test',
+            ]);
+
+        $this
+            ->post('/!/protect/password', [
+                'token' => 'test-token',
+                'password' => 'the-local-password',
+            ])
+            ->assertRedirect('http://localhost/test')
+            ->assertSessionHas('statamic:protect:password.passwords.ref.entry::test', 'the-local-password');
+
+        $this->get('test')->assertOk();
+
+        $this->get('test-2')
+            ->assertRedirect('http://localhost/!/protect/password?token=test-token')
+            ->assertSessionHas('statamic:protect:password.tokens.test-token', [
+                'scheme' => 'password-scheme',
+                'url' => 'http://localhost/test-2',
+                'reference' => 'entry::test-2',
+            ]);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Auth/Protect/PasswordProtectionTest.php b/tests/Auth/Protect/PasswordProtectionTest.php
index 4d2258b91b..973896d43c 100644
--- a/tests/Auth/Protect/PasswordProtectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Auth/Protect/PasswordProtectionTest.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public function redirects_to_password_form_url_and_generates_token()
             ->assertSessionHas('statamic:protect:password.tokens.test-token', [
                 'scheme' => 'password-scheme',
                 'url' => 'http://localhost/test',
+                'reference' => 'entry::test',
             ]);
     }
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ public function allow_access_if_password_has_been_entered_for_that_scheme()
             'allowed' => ['the-password'],
         ]]);
 
-        session()->put('statamic:protect:password.passwords.password-scheme', 'the-password');
+        session()->put('statamic:protect:password.passwords.scheme.password-scheme', 'the-password');
 
         $this
             ->requestPageProtectedBy('password-scheme')