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Send a 401 when authentication fails#652

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Send a 401 when authentication fails#652
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The 403 response here is a bit confusing because it typically implies that the user is authenticated but not sufficiently privileged. In this scenario, however, the user is not actually authenticated, so a 401 is more conventional.

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