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Re:Instead of "auth", we should say "permissions" and "login" by chuckadams on Tuesday May 28, 2024 @12:41PM (#40502658)
Like others said, 401 Unauthorized really means unauthenticated. Authentication comes before Authorization, both in the process and alphabetically, and 401 comes before 403. Hope that helps.
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Re:Instead of "auth", we should say "permissions" and "login" by redwoolf on Tuesday May 28, 2024 @01:26PM (#40503131)
I mean more that I always have to look it up to double check. But I like the tip to remember by thinking of the sequence and the numerical order. That does help!
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