There's understood conventions for when doors can/should be opened.
There's also understood conventions for when it's OK to access a resource served over HTTP.
If the response code is 200, it's OK. The response code (not to mention the transmission of the file) is literally permission from the system to have the resource.
If you don't want someone to come in your door, don't put up a sign that says "come in."
If you don't want someone to see a resource at a URL, don't send them a 200 response code or serve the resource. That's the convention for the web.
If the response code is 200, it's OK. The response code (not to mention the transmission of the file) is literally permission from the system to have the resource.
If you don't want someone to come in your door, don't put up a sign that says "come in."
If you don't want someone to see a resource at a URL, don't send them a 200 response code or serve the resource. That's the convention for the web.