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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 07/29/2015 - 14:16
Section
11.1.1
Top Level
Accessing External Services (Web Services, Directories, Databases, OS)
Sub Level
11.1 Specifics
General
The number of external connections should be minimized.
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