Cacheability is the property that determines whether a resource representation may be temporarily stored and reused.
Cacheability determines whether a resource representation may be temporarily stored and reused. Reusing cacheable resources avoids retrieving the same resource repeatedly and can improve efficiency. section 23.4
Apply cacheability with these constraints:
Mark resources as cacheable or noncacheable, either implicitly or explicitly. section 23.4
Avoid caching frequently updated information because reuse can display outdated data. section 23.4
Avoid caching sensitive information because inappropriate storage creates a security risk. section 23.4
How Acing the CCNA Exam: Volume 2 Advanced Networking and Security covers it
How deep it goes
Defines temporary reuse, efficiency benefits, marking requirements, and freshness and security limitations without implementation details.
Examples
Uses repeated resource retrieval, frequently updated information, and sensitive information as caching scenarios.
What it assumes
Assumes basic REST and resource terminology while distinguishing cacheability from statelessness.
What you can do after
Evaluate whether REST resources should be cached and recognize freshness and security risks.
How it connects
Connects cacheability with REST architecture, resources, HTTP, and stateless exchanges.
RESTused by · REST is an architectural style for distributed hypermedia systems that organizes interactions around resources and representations through constraints including a uniform interface, stateless communication, cacheability, and layered components.
response cache attributeconfigured by · The ResponseCache attribute is an ASP.NET Core attribute that specifies response-caching metadata and behavior for an action or endpoint.
contractused by · An API contract is a specification of the operations, data, and behavioral expectations that govern interactions between software components.
Cache-Controlconfigured by · Cache-Control is an HTTP header field containing directives that govern caching of requests and responses by clients, servers, and intermediary caches.
performanceaddresses · Performance is the measurable effectiveness or operational behavior of a system under specified conditions, assessed through relevant qualities such as task results, speed, responsiveness, throughput, or resource use.
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