What does 'failed to load resource the server responded with a status of 401 () Cloudflare' indicate?

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What does 'failed to load resource the server responded with a status of 401 () Cloudflare' indicate?
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This error indicates that a resource (like an image, script, or CSS file) failed to load because the server denied access. The '401 Unauthorized' status code specifically means that the client needs to authenticate itself to get the requested response. Cloudflare, in this context, is likely the proxy or CDN that is relaying this error, often due to misconfigured access rules or authentication issues on the origin server.