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How does Spring Boot handle distributed caching consistency?

Updated May 17, 2026

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Distributed caching consistency is managed using eviction strategies and TTL-based synchronization.

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Spring caching with Redis or Hazelcast uses TTL, cache invalidation events, and write-through/write-behind strategies. However, achieving strong consistency is difficult; most systems rely on eventual consistency models.

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