Get 403 Forbidden on Safari

[gpg]

When trying to use Safari on my iPad, I’m getting a 403 error code (forbidden) when I try to reach this site. I can get here on Chrome.
Anyone else having this problem?

 

[Foxbat]

I’m using Safari on my iPad and things are working okay for me.

 

[Mr Tony]

I’m on safari on my iPad with no issues

 

[lordodogg]

Try clearing your history in Safari. When it asks how much history you want to clear, select "all time". Worked for me.

 

[gpg]

Try clearing your history in Safari. When it asks how much history you want to clear, select "all time". Worked for me.

Thanks that fixed it.

 

[lordodogg]

you're welcome!

 

[Almighty1]

Does that clear the cookies by any chance as it seems to be related to this:

Unable to access SatelliteGuys using Firefox

For the past couple of weeks, I have been unable to access SatelliteGuys using the Firefox browser using the command SatelliteGuys.US. Instead, I get the message on the first page of the attached file. If I try the webpage just using SatelliteGuys.US, I get the message on the second page. I...

www.satelliteguys.us

 

[lordodogg]

yes

 

[chainblu]

I had that problem with MS Edge for several months. Clearing History wasn't enough, so I searched my Cookies for "satelliteguys" and found several. Deleted those and was able to log back in (finally).

 

[harshness]

Good browsers allow you to clear cookies by domain and that almost always fixes the problem with being denied without screwing up all of your other Web destination's cookies.

Managing cookies in Edge is particularly involved as it is buried deep in the settings and it doesn't appear you can search the settings for it (another half-vast job by Microsoft at co-opting someone else's open-source work). Regrettably, the obvious choice would be the Privacy option but that will only allow you to jettison all of the cookies for all sites. The correct option is under the heading of Cookies and Site permissions and it is a couple of steps below that. Brave doesn't bury the option quite as deep but again, you can't use the settings search feature to find it. I assume Chrome and Chromium are similarly difficult.

Apple's Safari documentation doesn't address how to delete cookies for a specific site but some websites suggest that this can be accomplished from Settings(Preferences)->Privacy->Manage Website Data making sure that you don't use the Remove All option but by reviewing the websites that it lists somewhere therein.

In Firefox, it is Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Cookies and Site Data -> Manage Data. Firefox shows you the option when you search for "site cookies".

Deleting cookies for a specific site should be placed much higher in the menu hierarchy and it should be a searchable feature as this should be the most often used application of clearing cookies (without trashing all of your other permanent logins).

 

[waylew]

Pale Moon is my main browser,why?,because I can make it look and work the way I want it.In other words,not chromey.
Anyway in PM it couldn't be easier to deal with the 403's et al.Open history,right click any cookie from the site you want gone,in the drop down menu near the bottom click "forget about this site" and poof,everything for that site is gone.
Other than having to reenter my satguys password,no muss no fuss.

 

[harshness]

Pale Moon is my main browser,why?,because I can make it look and work the way I want it.

As long as you want it to look and work like a five-year-old version of Firefox and you don't visit sites that it doesn't support or render correctly.

I suppose I shouldn't overlook the issues with finding up-to-date XUL-based browser extensions either.

 

[waylew]

Try 25+ years ago,think IE/Netscape/98SE.For the few things I need that won't support PM I use Firefox.I am not an UBERGEEK nor do I want to be.And I'm sick and tired of the geeknerds taking things that work and making them cool .

 

[harshness]

And I'm sick and tired of the geeknerds taking things that work and making them cool .

If that's what it takes to support the latest in online gaming and security technology (especially support for PASSKEY, hardware security keys and more powerful password managers), that's something we're probably going to have to live with.

 

[Universe93B]

Thanks to this old thread, I was able to solve the 403 Forbidden on my iPhone Safari browser, but could still access the site on the laptop. That option really helps - when you type in the title and old threads pop up below to see if it's been discussed already. At first, I thought the server was down. Or maybe a ban LOL. Cleared the cache and back to the site. Oh well, now I know what to do if it happens again.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Thanks to this old thread, I was able to solve the 403 Forbidden on my iPhone Safari browser, but could still access the site on the laptop. That option really helps - when you type in the title and old threads pop up below to see if it's been discussed already. At first, I thought the server was down. Or maybe a ban LOL. Cleared the cache and back to the site. Oh well, now I know what to do if it happens again.

Yeah browser cache issues stink, as we can do anything here to diagnose the issue as (most of the time) things are fine on our side.

I hate Browser Cache and Broken cookies issues.

 

[waylew]

Yeah browser cache issues stink, as we can do anything here to diagnose the issue as (most of the time) things are fine on our side.

I hate Browser Cache and Broken cookies issues.

Just a suggestion,maybe it's time to put up a sticky with the ways to fix this in various browsers ?

 

[N6BY]

I got the "403 Forbidden" error using Firefox. I cleared cookies in order to get it to let me in.

The problem is that when I do that I have to re-verify my identity by phone or text with other sites, like banks, etc, and other places that need to be secure.

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In Firefox, it is Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Cookies and Site Data -> Manage Data. Firefox shows you the option when you search for "site cookies".
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This ^^^ solution would be nice, but my Firefox does not have a "Settings" menu. I have the latest version of Firefox (screen shot below). In the "History" menu I can clear all cookies. But I don't see an option to select the particular cookie that I want to clear.

How do I clear only the Satellite Guys cookie in the current version of Firefox?

Or better yet, is there anything I can do to prevent the "403 Forbidden" error from happening in the first place?

 

[harshness]

But I don't see an option to select the particular cookie that I want to clear.

The button may not appear immediately but the legend on the button you're looking for is "Manage Data..." rather than "Clear Data...".

Manage Data allows you to whack individual domains (the whole domain, not individual elements).

 

[N6BY]

The button may not appear immediately but the legend on the button you're looking for is "Manage Data..." rather than "Clear Data...".

Manage Data allows you to whack individual domains (the whole domain, not individual elements).

Thanks, but where do I find the Manage Data button?