What is the difference between 401 and 403?
Practice this question from Quiz: REST and HTTP, with options and an explanation.
Question
What is the difference between 401 and 403?
Option A — Correct answer
401 means unauthenticated; 403 means authenticated but not allowed
401 asks for valid authentication; 403 denies access despite identity.
Option B
401 is server error; 403 is success
Option C
They are identical
Option D
401 means not found; 403 means bad request