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Comment by xtajv

> Part of the problem is that it's just so opaque. You send the token and the server replies "nope", with no further explanation.

Catch-all HTTP 401s and 403s are there to thwart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_attack - unfortunately, servers cannot afford to be "helpful" when it comes to unauthenticated clients.

parent xtajv 2 years ago

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