What are the five characteristics of a RESTful architecture according to the chapter?

The chapter lists four RESTful characteristics, not five: using HTTP and a client-server protocol, stateless connections, cacheable responses, and resource-based endpoints.

According to page 24, the RESTful style is described with these bulleted characteristics: it uses HTTP and follows a client-server protocol; it is stateless, meaning each connection is independent; it is cacheable; and it is resource-based, meaning resources are distinguished data that operations can be performed on through endpoints. The provided passage does not include a fifth characteristic.