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Comment by r4ndomname | original | The Hypertext Transfer Protocol Status Code 483 (I'm Not a Freezer)
[−]r4ndomname · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:09 UTC · link
This is something I’ve been thinking about for a long time, particularly in the context of critical infrastructure providers such as hospitals. However, I always got stuck on the fact that anyone could return such a status code to deter attackers, which would ultimately render the indicator meaningless.