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I have a page on my website that's targeted at logged-in users only. Logged-out visitors shouldn't see the content.
Imagine the page URL is example.com/upload/.
In cases when users aren't authenticated (logged-out), would a 301, 302 or 404 response be most appropriate? Please explain why in your answer.
You could use an error 401 = You are not authorised to view this page
However read this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3297048/403-forbidden-vs-401-unauthorized-http-responses
A 301 redirect means that the page has permanently moved to a new location.
A 302 redirect means that the move is only temporary
A 404 redirect means that the page can't be found
HTTP 401 is returned when the client has not authenticated, and implies that a successful response may be returned following valid authentication,
May 27, 2020 at 11:19