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 #### Features
 
+* Fixed a bug where validation of missing `Principal` object in Java services caused a 400 error instead of a 401 error
+  in [#512](https://gitlab.phaidra.org/fair-data-austria-db-repository/fda-services/-/issues/512).
 * Refactored internal Java-based testing data that improves test consistency
   in [#510](https://gitlab.phaidra.org/fair-data-austria-db-repository/fda-services/-/issues/510).
 * Added automated dashboard generation for all public databases where each view has an overview of its data and