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HTTP targets can inherit service authentication, bypass authentication, or block access. This documents the optional Access setting, literal longest-prefix matching, restrictions that still apply, and access-log labels. Upgrade all proxies before using target actions; older proxies ignore them and retain service authentication.

Regenerates the service API reference with access_action.

Implementation stack: netbirdio/netbird#8114 → netbirdio/netbird#8115 → netbirdio/netbird#8116 → netbirdio/netbird#8117
Dashboard: netbirdio/dashboard#823

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    • Documented per-target HTTP access actions: inherit service authentication, bypass authentication, or block access.
    • Added guidance on path-prefix matching, forwarding behavior, access restrictions, and compatibility limits.
    • Updated API examples and schemas for configuring and retrieving target access actions.
    • Expanded access-log documentation to explain how bypassed authentication and blocked paths are recorded.

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The documentation adds target-level access_action to service API examples and schemas. It describes HTTP target behavior, path matching, restrictions, compatibility limits, and related access-log fields.

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HTTP target access actions

Layer / File(s) Summary
Service API field and examples
src/pages/ipa/resources/services.mdx
Adds optional target-level access_action to create and update request documentation, service response schemas and examples, and code samples. The documented values are inherit, bypass, and block.
Target action behavior and routing
src/pages/manage/reverse-proxy/authentication.mdx, src/pages/manage/reverse-proxy/index.mdx
Describes target actions, longest-prefix matching, path rewriting, retained service restrictions, and compatibility limits.
Access-log fields and outcomes
src/pages/manage/reverse-proxy/access-logs.mdx
Documents path_bypass and path_block, related metadata, and log details for bypassed and blocked requests.

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Readers may misdiagnose a blocked path by expecting a 401 response. Correct the status-code guidance before publishing.

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- Around line 51-52: Update the denied-requests description to distinguish
status codes: failed authentication may return 401 or 403, while access
restriction blocks and blocked target paths return 403. Preserve the existing
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Comment on lines +51 to +52
- **Allowed requests**: successful requests show a `2xx` status code along with the authentication method used to access the service. A target that bypasses authentication records `path_bypass`, shown as **Auth Bypassed** in the dashboard.
- **Denied requests**: failed authentication, access restriction blocks, and blocked target paths show `401` or `403` status codes with `reason` set to `Authentication failed`. The specific cause (invalid password, missing SSO session, blocked path, IP restricted, country restricted, CrowdSec verdict) is carried in `auth_method_used`, not in `reason`. A blocked target path records `path_block`, shown as **Path Blocked** in the dashboard.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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sed -n '38,74p' src/pages/manage/reverse-proxy/access-logs.mdx
sed -n '175,205p' src/pages/manage/reverse-proxy/authentication.mdx

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git diff --no-ext-diff --unified=20 11b2b8944e746419b0182de8ec8d0653f6c4fb5e 7e2b8509befdb8511ac3bd5e6752e7c112c7e2fc -- src/pages/manage/reverse-proxy/access-logs.mdx
printf '%s\n' '--- target action contract ---'
nl -ba src/pages/manage/reverse-proxy/authentication.mdx | sed -n '165,195p'
printf '%s\n' '--- status references in reverse-proxy docs ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.mdx' -e '401' -e '403' -e 'Block access' -e 'blocked target' src/pages/manage/reverse-proxy || test "$?" -eq 1

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Document blocked target paths as 403 only.

The target action contract says Block access returns 403. The access-log text currently includes blocked target paths in the 401 or 403 category, which can mislead readers when they diagnose blocked requests.

Suggested fix
-- **Denied requests**: failed authentication, access restriction blocks, and blocked target paths show `401` or `403` status codes with `reason` set to `Authentication failed`. The specific cause (invalid password, missing SSO session, blocked path, IP restricted, country restricted, CrowdSec verdict) is carried in `auth_method_used`, not in `reason`. A blocked target path records `path_block`, shown as **Path Blocked** in the dashboard.
+- **Denied requests**: failed authentication can show `401` or `403` status codes. Access restriction blocks and blocked target paths show `403` with `reason` set to `Authentication failed`. The specific cause (invalid password, missing SSO session, blocked path, IP restricted, country restricted, CrowdSec verdict) is carried in `auth_method_used`, not in `reason`. A blocked target path records `path_block`, shown as **Path Blocked** in the dashboard.
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- **Allowed requests**: successful requests show a `2xx` status code along with the authentication method used to access the service. A target that bypasses authentication records `path_bypass`, shown as **Auth Bypassed** in the dashboard.
- **Denied requests**: failed authentication, access restriction blocks, and blocked target paths show `401` or `403` status codes with `reason` set to `Authentication failed`. The specific cause (invalid password, missing SSO session, blocked path, IP restricted, country restricted, CrowdSec verdict) is carried in `auth_method_used`, not in `reason`. A blocked target path records `path_block`, shown as **Path Blocked** in the dashboard.
- **Allowed requests**: successful requests show a `2xx` status code along with the authentication method used to access the service. A target that bypasses authentication records `path_bypass`, shown as **Auth Bypassed** in the dashboard.
- **Denied requests**: failed authentication can show `401` or `403` status codes. Access restriction blocks and blocked target paths show `403` with `reason` set to `Authentication failed`. The specific cause (invalid password, missing SSO session, blocked path, IP restricted, country restricted, CrowdSec verdict) is carried in `auth_method_used`, not in `reason`. A blocked target path records `path_block`, shown as **Path Blocked** in the dashboard.
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Review comment at @src/pages/manage/reverse-proxy/access-logs.mdx around lines
51 - 52:
Update the denied-requests description to distinguish status codes: failed
authentication may return 401 or 403, while access restriction blocks and
blocked target paths return 403. Preserve the existing explanation of the reason
field and the path_block dashboard label.

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