OWASPASVS 5.0 requirement

ASVS-V12.3.3 Tls or another appropriate transport encryption mechanism used for all connectivity between internal, http-based services within the…

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Standard
OWASP ASVS 5.0
Chapter
V12 Secure Communication
Section
V12.3 General Service to Service Communication Security
Level
L2 (requirement applies from this verification level up)

Requirement

Verify that TLS or another appropriate transport encryption mechanism used for all connectivity between internal, HTTP-based services within the application, and does not fall back to insecure or unencrypted communications.