An application logs a 403 message when it attempts to open a secure area. The user expected to provide login details, but the request is halted. Which explanation best matches this outcome?
The request is accepted with no content to return
The application is halting due to an overall system fault
The request is acknowledged yet prevented from continuing
This code is returned when the server understands the request but is blocking the action. The other answers represent situations like missing files (404), broad server failures (5xx), or a successful request that returns nothing (204).
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