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@@ -3216,7 +3216,7 @@ If you're using a specification with [Security Schemes](https://spec.openapis.or
 > [!NOTE]
 > Out-of-the-box, the server-side code generated by `oapi-codegen` does not provide security validation.
 >
-> To perform authentication, you will need to use the [validation middleware](#request-response-validation-middleware).
+> To perform authentication, you will need to use the [validation middleware](#requestresponse-validation-middleware).
 >
 > In the future, we plan to [implement server-side validation in the generated code](https://github.com/oapi-codegen/oapi-codegen/issues/1524)