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0 pointsTechBro86154y ago0 comments

This very much depends. GitHub for example will return 404 for a private repository when you are logged out. The idea is balancing HTTP semantics with information leaking.

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sitkack4y ago

Does the 404 a logged out repo return in the same amount of time as a repo that doesn't truly exist?

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0 pointsTechBro86154y ago0 comments

This very much depends. GitHub for example will return 404 for a private repository when you are logged out. The idea is balancing HTTP semantics with information leaking.

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sitkack4y ago

Does the 404 a logged out repo return in the same amount of time as a repo that doesn't truly exist?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse