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 Release notes
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+Hazelnut update (v5.4.5)
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+Release date: 2023-12-11
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+- Auth: make sure create session and validate signatures perform the same checks (#2664)
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+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/nuts-foundation/nuts-node/compare/v5.4.4...v5.4.5
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 Hazelnut update (v5.4.4)
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