Multiple choice technology security

What method is provided within the security API to prevent caching by browsers and proxies?

  1. void setNoCacheHeaders(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)

  2. void setNoCacheHeaders(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

  3. boolean setNoCacheHeader(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)

  4. void setNoCacheHeaders(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response) throws javax.servlet.ServletException
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Explanation

The setNoCacheHeaders() method takes an HttpServletResponse parameter and sets cache-control headers to prevent browsers and proxies from caching sensitive content. It doesn't need HttpServletRequest, doesn't return a boolean, and doesn't throw ServletException.

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