Within Security settings in the General Configuration page, you can configure caching headers to control how browsers cache data when using Gateway.
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Cache-control: Holds directives (instructions) for caching in both requests and responses.
For more details, see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Cache-Control on the Mozilla website.
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Pragma: An HTTP/1.0 general header for backwards compatibility with HTTP/1.0 caches where Cache-Control HTTP/1.1 is not yet present.
For more details, see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Pragma on the Mozilla website.
To specify the cache control header details for Gateway:
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Open the General configuration window, then expand the Security section. (Click
Settings at the bottom of the navigator on the left,
expand Configurations, then click General
configuration. Click Security to
scroll to the Security section.) -
Scroll down to the Cache control and Cache storage sections, then fill in the settings as needed
For more details, see Cache control and Cache storage settings list below.
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When you're done, click Save changes.
To cancel your changes, click Cancel.
Cache control and Cache storage settings list
The Interface section has the following settings.
| Setting | Description |
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| Don't cache response (no-store) |
If ticked, specifies that responses must not be stored in any cache. |
| Revalidate response before each reuse cache (no-cache) |
Specifies that the response may be stored in any cache, even if the response is generally non-cacheable. Doing so enables the no-cache cacheability directive. |
| Max age (seconds) |
Specifies the maximum amount of time in seconds that a
resource is considered "fresh". The default is
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| Cache storage | Specifies the storage type where the response
can be stored. You can choose from the following:
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| Max revalidate |
If ticked, specifies that caches must not use stale copies of a resource without successfully validating it from the origin server. Doing so enables the must-revalidate directive. |
| Pragma | If ticked, allows for backwards compatibility with HTTP/1.0 clients. |