ECO-NET-NET-001 — Missing HTTP caching headers¶

Category: Networking (NET)
Family: Network (NET)
Layer: Network
Tier: 2
Severity: warning
Tags: http, caching
Legacy ID: ECO-NET-001

Summary¶

Missing cache headers causes repeated downloads and wasted work.

Caching prevents repeated network transfer and repeated compute.

{
  "confidence": 0.75,
  "notes": "Large impact for static and semi-static responses.",
  "type": "network"
}

{
  "languages": [
    "infra",
    "org"
  ],
  "method": "trace"
}

{
  "guidance": "Add Cache-Control/ETag; use immutable asset hashing where possible.",
  "tradeoffs": "Requires cache invalidation discipline."
}

{
  "system_layers": [
    "network"
  ]
}