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HTTP 403 is an HTTP status code meaning access to the requested resource is forbidden. The server understood the request, but will not fulfill it, if it was correct. The server understood the request, but will not fulfill it, if it was correct.
403 Forbidden The request contained valid data and was understood by the server, but the server is refusing action. This may be due to the user not having the necessary permissions for a resource or needing an account of some sort, or attempting a prohibited action (e.g. creating a duplicate record where only one is allowed).
403 Forbidden The server understood the request, but is refusing to fulfill it. [1]: §21.4.4 Sometimes (but not always) this means the call has been rejected by the receiver. 404 Not Found The server has definitive information that the user does not exist at the domain specified in the Request-URI.
While both codes indicate that access to a resource is restricted, the distinction lies in the reason for the restriction. The 402 code specifically implies that payment is required, whereas the 403 code implies that access is forbidden due to other reasons, such as insufficient permissions or authentication failure.
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An alternative form of the header (X-ProxyUser-Ip) is used by Google clients talking to Google servers. Superseded by Forwarded header. X-Forwarded-Proto: https: Front-End-Https [31] Non-standard header field used by Microsoft applications and load-balancers: Front-End-Https: on: X-Http-Method-Override [32]
The general format of the field is: [2] X-Forwarded-For: client, proxy1, proxy2 where the value is a comma+space separated list of IP addresses, the left-most being the original client, and each successive proxy that passed the request adding the IP address where it received the request from.
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