Squid’s page fetch algorithm

• Check cache for existing copy of object (lookup based on MD5 hash of URL)

• If it exists in cache

  • Check object’s expire time; if expired, fall back to origin server
  • Check object’s refresh rule; if expired, perform an If-Modified-Since against origin server
  • If object still considered fresh, return cached object to requester

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