Deny Access (403)

Applies To:
HTTP Large
HTTP Small
ADN
HTTP Rules Engine - Basic Rules
HTTP Rules Engine - Advanced Rules

This feature determines whether all requests are rejected with a "403 Forbidden" response.

Value Result
Enabled Causes all requests that satisfy the matching criteria to be rejected with a "403 Forbidden" response.
Disabled Restores the default behavior. The default behavior is to allow the origin server to determine the type of response that will be returned.

Default Behavior: Disabled

Tip: One possible use for this feature is to associate it with a Request Header match to block access to HTTP referrers that are using inline links to your content.