Browser & Web Performance · Junior · Question 44 of 75

What does `Cache-Control: private` mean?

1The response must not be cached anywhere
2The response is encrypted
✓Correct answer: Only the user's browser may cache the response, not shared caches like CDNs

Explanation

Use it for personalized responses. public allows shared caches; no-store forbids caching completely.

Further reading

MDN: Cache-Control ↗

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