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Cache-Control

Controls browser and intermediary caching behavior for responses.

InfoCategory: caching
What it is

Cache-Control sets caching rules: whether something can be cached, for how long, and by whom.

Common patterns
  • Static assets: public, max-age=31536000, immutable
  • HTML pages: may be no-cache or short TTL depending on content
  • Sensitive content: no-store
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