URL_RESPONSE - 403 The server understood the request, but is refusing to fulfill it

Products

• DX Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft / UIM)

Issue/Introduction

You have configured a profile in url_response probe, and when you click on "Test URL" button, the following error is displayed:

 

Environment

Any URL_RESPONSE version

Cause

This error is related with Windows NT authentication. The server pointed in the "URL" field of the probe profile does not support it.

Resolution

In the probe profile properties, go to "authentication" tab, and ensure that the "Windows NT authentication" is disabled:

Verify the type of security that is required to connect to the website. The url_response probe does not support ADFS authentication (Active Directory Federation Services). The probe does support Windows NT authentication along with the following authentication types: 
 
BASIC
NTLM
DIGEST
GSSNEGOTIATE
ANYSAFE

If the problem still remain after doing it, please contact the Broadcom Support Team.

 

Additional Information

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NT Authentication

The following table lists the error code descriptions when Windows NT authentication is enabled:

 

100 The request can be continued.

101 The server has switched protocols in an upgrade header.

200 The request completed successfully.

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403 The server understood the request, but is refusing to fulfill it.

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