<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIn general, the 401 Unauthorized error can occur because the website owner does not provide you with proof of legal authority to access their website. This proof of authority can be in the form of a username or password. So, this error message could appear because you entered the wrong username and password or haven’t registered on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lack of access due to lack of proof of authority is not the only thing that could cause this error message to appear. Apart from that, several things cause the 401 Unauthorized error message to appear. There are several causes for this error to appear, namely:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No access<\/strong>
As a visitor, you can only access the pages intended for visitors only. You cannot access the pages intended for website owners or admins.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWebsite protection<\/strong>
Your hosting provider or server administrator will usually display a 401 error message as a protective measure if they detect many login attempts at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\nProblematic plugins<\/strong>
For example, plugins in WordPress could be the cause of the 401 Unauthorized error problem. Some WordPress security plugins can lock the admin dashboard if there is a brute-force attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe server refuses<\/strong>
Even if all the information you provide is correct, the 401 Unauthorized error may still occur because the server refuses. It is possible that you are banned or that there is some problem on the server side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n