Can we place a JSP file inside WEB-INF

It is perfectly valid to put a JSP file inside the WEB-INF to prevent direct access to clients, in that case, it is only accessible via forwards/includes.

The problem is that the jsp inside WEB-INF folder cannot access resources like images,scripts etc.The specification doesn't suggest anything in this regard, it is upto the web-server whether to consider the jsp or not.

How to access such a resource

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