Summary

When accessing a direct link to Confluence space, page or blog, the page will show a 404 error or a blank page.

Environment

Steps to Reproduce

• Set the Global Permission to allow Anonymous access
• Set the Space Permission to not allow Anonymous access.
• Logout of the Confluence application.
• On a browser, navigate using a direct link to a space where anonymous access is disabled.

Expected Results

Page should redirect to log-in page.

Actual Results

Page will fail with a 404 error or will show a blank page.

Notes

This also affects users that have "Keep me logged in" checked. After accessing a direct link, the page not found will be shown. Clicking on the "Log-in" link will bypass the login because of the existing session cookie that is still valid.

Workaround

1. If the Anonymous access is not required, disable this on the Global Permissions.

2. If the Anonymous access is required on Global Permissions, users using direct links should click on the "Log in" link on the top right side of the browser to authenticate. The direct links should work after this.