Is a public getter and a private setter with same name possible in C#?

Question

How can I create a public getter and a private setter for a property? Is the following correct?

public String Password
{
    set { this._password = value; }
}

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Answer 1

To gain an 'Excavator' badge, and to make the answer up to date - readonly fields encapsulated by a get-only property

private readonly int myVal;
public int MyVal get { return myVal; }

may be now (as of C# 6.0) shortened to

public int MyVal { get; }