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Allow HEAD requests for read_api and read_user scope tokens

Lukas Eipert requested to merge 300048-leipert-allow-head-requests into master

What does this MR do?

The HEAD method is identical to GET except that the server MUST NOT send a message body in the response (i.e., the response terminates at the end of the header section)

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-4.3.2

Judging from that section of the RFC 7231 it should be safe to allow HEAD requests in the read_api and read_user scopes

Does this MR meet the acceptance criteria?

Conformity

Availability and Testing

Security

If this MR contains changes to processing or storing of credentials or tokens, authorization and authentication methods and other items described in the security review guidelines:

  • Label as security and @ mention @gitlab-com/gl-security/appsec
  • The MR includes necessary changes to maintain consistency between UI, API, email, or other methods
  • Security reports checked/validated by a reviewer from the AppSec team

Related to #300048 (closed)

Edited by Lukas Eipert

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