I am not sure if this exact issue was already handled in this thread in D6 or D7: http://drupal.org/node/1137526 I have messed around a bit with permissions but can't get this to work. I'm assuming this isn't possible:

I would like for Anonymous users to be able to set a password to protect their nodes from any future 'Node Edits' by other users.

Use Case:

Anonymous1 user creates a Job.
Sets Node Edit Password: 1234

All users are able to view Anonymous User's Job.

Anonymous2 user tries to edit Job.
Password notification pops up asking Anonymous2 to enter password to edit Job.

Anonymous2 fails to edit Job.

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izus commented
Category: Support request » Feature request
Issue summary: View changes

this is not possible with current code base, view and edit both are or are not accessible with teh password.
if people are interested in having this feature, i would be happy to review some code for it.
tagging a a Feature Request

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izus commented
Status: Active » Closed (works as designed)

closing
please feel free to suggest a patch and reopen if your are interested