The API must encrypt sensitive cached data.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-274607 | SRG-APP-000231-API-000495 | SV-274607r1143640_rule | CCI-001199 | high |
| Description | ||||
| API caching is often used to cache endpoint responses. Caching will reduce the number of calls made to the endpoint and can improve application performance. Cached data can also include sensitive information that must be protected. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Application Programming Interface (API) Security Requirements Guide | 2025-09-24 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-274607r1143640_chk)
Verify the API encrypts sensitive data when it is cached.
If the API does not encrypt sensitive cached data, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-78613r1142632_fix)
Build or configure the API to encrypt sensitive data when cached.