OWASPASVS 5.0 requirement

ASVS-V16.5.2 The application continues to operate securely when external resource access fails, for example, by using patterns such as circuit breakers…

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Standard
OWASP ASVS 5.0
Chapter
V16 Security Logging and Error Handling
Section
V16.5 Error Handling
Level
L2 (requirement applies from this verification level up)

Requirement

Verify that the application continues to operate securely when external resource access fails, for example, by using patterns such as circuit breakers or graceful degradation.