diff --git a/design/types.go b/design/types.go
index 3ea641e275ca9fed03207bd7d3e052865ae005c3..b17285e5daaa8e7b0aca59f7355012848ad2999a 100644
--- a/design/types.go
+++ b/design/types.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var CacheGetRequest = Type("CacheGetRequest", func() {
 	Field(1, "key", String)
 	Field(2, "namespace", String)
 	Field(3, "scope", String) // Initial implementation with a single scope
-	Required("key", "namespace", "scope")
+	Required("key")
 })
 
 var CacheSetRequest = Type("CacheSetRequest", func() {
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ var CacheSetRequest = Type("CacheSetRequest", func() {
 	Field(2, "key", String)
 	Field(3, "namespace", String)
 	Field(4, "scope", String) // Initial implementation with a single scope
-	Required("data", "key", "namespace", "scope")
+	Required("data", "key")
 })
diff --git a/gen/cache/service.go b/gen/cache/service.go
index ec2b3af1d8b783c03c9ab4e4416a0d1eccac9b28..bfae15ea75b37201caac3dc39b8ea600f82c19b3 100644
--- a/gen/cache/service.go
+++ b/gen/cache/service.go
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ var MethodNames = [2]string{"Get", "Set"}
 // CacheGetRequest is the payload type of the cache service Get method.
 type CacheGetRequest struct {
 	Key       string
-	Namespace string
-	Scope     string
+	Namespace *string
+	Scope     *string
 }
 
 // CacheSetRequest is the payload type of the cache service Set method.
 type CacheSetRequest struct {
 	Data      interface{}
 	Key       string
-	Namespace string
-	Scope     string
+	Namespace *string
+	Scope     *string
 }
diff --git a/gen/http/cache/client/cli.go b/gen/http/cache/client/cli.go
index 6502a89ae3ee866ac1389db01de6fa73d87081c5..813a41a7f13f7eb4f83ad939e50e08e0a813f1a9 100644
--- a/gen/http/cache/client/cli.go
+++ b/gen/http/cache/client/cli.go
@@ -20,13 +20,17 @@ func BuildGetPayload(cacheGetKey string, cacheGetNamespace string, cacheGetScope
 	{
 		key = cacheGetKey
 	}
-	var namespace string
+	var namespace *string
 	{
-		namespace = cacheGetNamespace
+		if cacheGetNamespace != "" {
+			namespace = &cacheGetNamespace
+		}
 	}
-	var scope string
+	var scope *string
 	{
-		scope = cacheGetScope
+		if cacheGetScope != "" {
+			scope = &cacheGetScope
+		}
 	}
 	v := &cache.CacheGetRequest{}
 	v.Key = key
@@ -50,13 +54,17 @@ func BuildSetPayload(cacheSetBody string, cacheSetKey string, cacheSetNamespace
 	{
 		key = cacheSetKey
 	}
-	var namespace string
+	var namespace *string
 	{
-		namespace = cacheSetNamespace
+		if cacheSetNamespace != "" {
+			namespace = &cacheSetNamespace
+		}
 	}
-	var scope string
+	var scope *string
 	{
-		scope = cacheSetScope
+		if cacheSetScope != "" {
+			scope = &cacheSetScope
+		}
 	}
 	v := body
 	res := &cache.CacheSetRequest{
diff --git a/gen/http/cache/client/encode_decode.go b/gen/http/cache/client/encode_decode.go
index be26cb474f49755658db16e76b03237c882009ed..623765fd4fc138164971ad9ba9dcd35000665f70 100644
--- a/gen/http/cache/client/encode_decode.go
+++ b/gen/http/cache/client/encode_decode.go
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ func EncodeGetRequest(encoder func(*http.Request) goahttp.Encoder) func(*http.Re
 			head := p.Key
 			req.Header.Set("x-cache-key", head)
 		}
-		{
-			head := p.Namespace
+		if p.Namespace != nil {
+			head := *p.Namespace
 			req.Header.Set("x-cache-namespace", head)
 		}
-		{
-			head := p.Scope
+		if p.Scope != nil {
+			head := *p.Scope
 			req.Header.Set("x-cache-scope", head)
 		}
 		return nil
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@ func EncodeSetRequest(encoder func(*http.Request) goahttp.Encoder) func(*http.Re
 			head := p.Key
 			req.Header.Set("x-cache-key", head)
 		}
-		{
-			head := p.Namespace
+		if p.Namespace != nil {
+			head := *p.Namespace
 			req.Header.Set("x-cache-namespace", head)
 		}
-		{
-			head := p.Scope
+		if p.Scope != nil {
+			head := *p.Scope
 			req.Header.Set("x-cache-scope", head)
 		}
 		body := p.Data
diff --git a/gen/http/cache/server/encode_decode.go b/gen/http/cache/server/encode_decode.go
index b6587e807c913d0cd21fc1001df3baddd7353f34..a58b4a904640446b1bd0173754f71e47cf72aed3 100644
--- a/gen/http/cache/server/encode_decode.go
+++ b/gen/http/cache/server/encode_decode.go
@@ -35,21 +35,21 @@ func DecodeGetRequest(mux goahttp.Muxer, decoder func(*http.Request) goahttp.Dec
 	return func(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 		var (
 			key       string
-			namespace string
-			scope     string
+			namespace *string
+			scope     *string
 			err       error
 		)
 		key = r.Header.Get("x-cache-key")
 		if key == "" {
 			err = goa.MergeErrors(err, goa.MissingFieldError("x-cache-key", "header"))
 		}
-		namespace = r.Header.Get("x-cache-namespace")
-		if namespace == "" {
-			err = goa.MergeErrors(err, goa.MissingFieldError("x-cache-namespace", "header"))
+		namespaceRaw := r.Header.Get("x-cache-namespace")
+		if namespaceRaw != "" {
+			namespace = &namespaceRaw
 		}
-		scope = r.Header.Get("x-cache-scope")
-		if scope == "" {
-			err = goa.MergeErrors(err, goa.MissingFieldError("x-cache-scope", "header"))
+		scopeRaw := r.Header.Get("x-cache-scope")
+		if scopeRaw != "" {
+			scope = &scopeRaw
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -87,20 +87,20 @@ func DecodeSetRequest(mux goahttp.Muxer, decoder func(*http.Request) goahttp.Dec
 
 		var (
 			key       string
-			namespace string
-			scope     string
+			namespace *string
+			scope     *string
 		)
 		key = r.Header.Get("x-cache-key")
 		if key == "" {
 			err = goa.MergeErrors(err, goa.MissingFieldError("x-cache-key", "header"))
 		}
-		namespace = r.Header.Get("x-cache-namespace")
-		if namespace == "" {
-			err = goa.MergeErrors(err, goa.MissingFieldError("x-cache-namespace", "header"))
+		namespaceRaw := r.Header.Get("x-cache-namespace")
+		if namespaceRaw != "" {
+			namespace = &namespaceRaw
 		}
-		scope = r.Header.Get("x-cache-scope")
-		if scope == "" {
-			err = goa.MergeErrors(err, goa.MissingFieldError("x-cache-scope", "header"))
+		scopeRaw := r.Header.Get("x-cache-scope")
+		if scopeRaw != "" {
+			scope = &scopeRaw
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/gen/http/cache/server/types.go b/gen/http/cache/server/types.go
index c9d87f134992134625b260b82a3ceee77e0a0ee6..3efce37e69eeeb477c4424845f5f22afb2197710 100644
--- a/gen/http/cache/server/types.go
+++ b/gen/http/cache/server/types.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // NewGetCacheGetRequest builds a cache service Get endpoint payload.
-func NewGetCacheGetRequest(key string, namespace string, scope string) *cache.CacheGetRequest {
+func NewGetCacheGetRequest(key string, namespace *string, scope *string) *cache.CacheGetRequest {
 	v := &cache.CacheGetRequest{}
 	v.Key = key
 	v.Namespace = namespace
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func NewGetCacheGetRequest(key string, namespace string, scope string) *cache.Ca
 }
 
 // NewSetCacheSetRequest builds a cache service Set endpoint payload.
-func NewSetCacheSetRequest(body interface{}, key string, namespace string, scope string) *cache.CacheSetRequest {
+func NewSetCacheSetRequest(body interface{}, key string, namespace *string, scope *string) *cache.CacheSetRequest {
 	v := body
 	res := &cache.CacheSetRequest{
 		Data: v,
diff --git a/gen/http/cli/cache/cli.go b/gen/http/cli/cache/cli.go
index 007ace38ca77de84e7e57b6d6a23f783ef89adbe..2b5bb1e94f74ca1ec99b453d3beaff6e7a5ab6aa 100644
--- a/gen/http/cli/cache/cli.go
+++ b/gen/http/cli/cache/cli.go
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ func ParseEndpoint(
 
 		cacheGetFlags         = flag.NewFlagSet("get", flag.ExitOnError)
 		cacheGetKeyFlag       = cacheGetFlags.String("key", "REQUIRED", "")
-		cacheGetNamespaceFlag = cacheGetFlags.String("namespace", "REQUIRED", "")
-		cacheGetScopeFlag     = cacheGetFlags.String("scope", "REQUIRED", "")
+		cacheGetNamespaceFlag = cacheGetFlags.String("namespace", "", "")
+		cacheGetScopeFlag     = cacheGetFlags.String("scope", "", "")
 
 		cacheSetFlags         = flag.NewFlagSet("set", flag.ExitOnError)
 		cacheSetBodyFlag      = cacheSetFlags.String("body", "REQUIRED", "")
 		cacheSetKeyFlag       = cacheSetFlags.String("key", "REQUIRED", "")
-		cacheSetNamespaceFlag = cacheSetFlags.String("namespace", "REQUIRED", "")
-		cacheSetScopeFlag     = cacheSetFlags.String("scope", "REQUIRED", "")
+		cacheSetNamespaceFlag = cacheSetFlags.String("namespace", "", "")
+		cacheSetScopeFlag     = cacheSetFlags.String("scope", "", "")
 	)
 	healthFlags.Usage = healthUsage
 	healthLivenessFlags.Usage = healthLivenessUsage
diff --git a/gen/http/openapi.json b/gen/http/openapi.json
index b9d430311b5a1b01b8f6f061e08c090c3e191545..2370bc6db32845023a201b929d950f54a833cbe5 100644
--- a/gen/http/openapi.json
+++ b/gen/http/openapi.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"swagger":"2.0","info":{"title":"Cache Service","description":"The cache service exposes interface for working with Redis.","version":""},"host":"localhost:8083","consumes":["application/json","application/xml","application/gob"],"produces":["application/json","application/xml","application/gob"],"paths":{"/liveness":{"get":{"tags":["health"],"summary":"Liveness health","operationId":"health#Liveness","responses":{"200":{"description":"OK response."}},"schemes":["http"]}},"/readiness":{"get":{"tags":["health"],"summary":"Readiness health","operationId":"health#Readiness","responses":{"200":{"description":"OK response."}},"schemes":["http"]}},"/v1/cache":{"get":{"tags":["cache"],"summary":"Get cache","description":"Get JSON value from the cache.","operationId":"cache#Get","produces":["application/json"],"parameters":[{"name":"x-cache-key","in":"header","description":"Cache entry key","required":true,"type":"string"},{"name":"x-cache-namespace","in":"header","description":"Cache entry namespace","required":true,"type":"string"},{"name":"x-cache-scope","in":"header","description":"Cache entry scope","required":true,"type":"string"}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"OK response.","schema":{"type":"string","format":"binary"}}},"schemes":["http"]},"post":{"tags":["cache"],"summary":"Set cache","description":"Set a JSON value in the cache.","operationId":"cache#Set","parameters":[{"name":"x-cache-key","in":"header","description":"Cache entry key","required":true,"type":"string"},{"name":"x-cache-namespace","in":"header","description":"Cache entry namespace","required":true,"type":"string"},{"name":"x-cache-scope","in":"header","description":"Cache entry scope","required":true,"type":"string"},{"name":"any","in":"body","required":true,"schema":{"type":"string","format":"binary"}}],"responses":{"201":{"description":"Created response."}},"schemes":["http"]}}}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"swagger":"2.0","info":{"title":"Cache Service","description":"The cache service exposes interface for working with Redis.","version":""},"host":"localhost:8083","consumes":["application/json","application/xml","application/gob"],"produces":["application/json","application/xml","application/gob"],"paths":{"/liveness":{"get":{"tags":["health"],"summary":"Liveness health","operationId":"health#Liveness","responses":{"200":{"description":"OK response."}},"schemes":["http"]}},"/readiness":{"get":{"tags":["health"],"summary":"Readiness health","operationId":"health#Readiness","responses":{"200":{"description":"OK response."}},"schemes":["http"]}},"/v1/cache":{"get":{"tags":["cache"],"summary":"Get cache","description":"Get JSON value from the cache.","operationId":"cache#Get","produces":["application/json"],"parameters":[{"name":"x-cache-key","in":"header","description":"Cache entry key","required":true,"type":"string"},{"name":"x-cache-namespace","in":"header","description":"Cache entry namespace","required":false,"type":"string"},{"name":"x-cache-scope","in":"header","description":"Cache entry scope","required":false,"type":"string"}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"OK response.","schema":{"type":"string","format":"binary"}}},"schemes":["http"]},"post":{"tags":["cache"],"summary":"Set cache","description":"Set a JSON value in the cache.","operationId":"cache#Set","parameters":[{"name":"x-cache-key","in":"header","description":"Cache entry key","required":true,"type":"string"},{"name":"x-cache-namespace","in":"header","description":"Cache entry namespace","required":false,"type":"string"},{"name":"x-cache-scope","in":"header","description":"Cache entry scope","required":false,"type":"string"},{"name":"any","in":"body","required":true,"schema":{"type":"string","format":"binary"}}],"responses":{"201":{"description":"Created response."}},"schemes":["http"]}}}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gen/http/openapi.yaml b/gen/http/openapi.yaml
index b1bac2cdadd957be492a9618414d12516397b6b2..4cd6fad9099a1009f12801ad407bb893254fef2a 100644
--- a/gen/http/openapi.yaml
+++ b/gen/http/openapi.yaml
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ paths:
       - name: x-cache-namespace
         in: header
         description: Cache entry namespace
-        required: true
+        required: false
         type: string
       - name: x-cache-scope
         in: header
         description: Cache entry scope
-        required: true
+        required: false
         type: string
       responses:
         "200":
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ paths:
       - name: x-cache-namespace
         in: header
         description: Cache entry namespace
-        required: true
+        required: false
         type: string
       - name: x-cache-scope
         in: header
         description: Cache entry scope
-        required: true
+        required: false
         type: string
       - name: any
         in: body
diff --git a/gen/http/openapi3.json b/gen/http/openapi3.json
index 0ce517d7b5de2092ed45e6bb357aa14c8556a7c9..e32b4621b30aed7e9fef74ade57dad6b2249c0c1 100644
--- a/gen/http/openapi3.json
+++ b/gen/http/openapi3.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"openapi":"3.0.3","info":{"title":"Cache Service","description":"The cache service exposes interface for working with Redis.","version":"1.0"},"servers":[{"url":"http://localhost:8083","description":"Cache Server"}],"paths":{"/liveness":{"get":{"tags":["health"],"summary":"Liveness health","operationId":"health#Liveness","responses":{"200":{"description":"OK response."}}}},"/readiness":{"get":{"tags":["health"],"summary":"Readiness health","operationId":"health#Readiness","responses":{"200":{"description":"OK response."}}}},"/v1/cache":{"get":{"tags":["cache"],"summary":"Get cache","description":"Get JSON value from the cache.","operationId":"cache#Get","parameters":[{"name":"x-cache-key","in":"header","description":"Cache entry key","allowEmptyValue":true,"required":true,"schema":{"type":"string","description":"Cache entry key","example":"did:web:example.com"},"example":"did:web:example.com"},{"name":"x-cache-namespace","in":"header","description":"Cache entry namespace","allowEmptyValue":true,"required":true,"schema":{"type":"string","description":"Cache entry namespace","example":"Login"},"example":"Login"},{"name":"x-cache-scope","in":"header","description":"Cache entry scope","allowEmptyValue":true,"required":true,"schema":{"type":"string","description":"Cache entry scope","example":"administration"},"example":"administration"}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"OK response.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"string","example":"Qui iusto enim est dolores dolorem et.","format":"binary"},"example":"Quisquam ab dolores distinctio quis."}}}}},"post":{"tags":["cache"],"summary":"Set cache","description":"Set a JSON value in the cache.","operationId":"cache#Set","parameters":[{"name":"x-cache-key","in":"header","description":"Cache entry key","allowEmptyValue":true,"required":true,"schema":{"type":"string","description":"Cache entry key","example":"did:web:example.com"},"example":"did:web:example.com"},{"name":"x-cache-namespace","in":"header","description":"Cache entry namespace","allowEmptyValue":true,"required":true,"schema":{"type":"string","description":"Cache entry namespace","example":"Login"},"example":"Login"},{"name":"x-cache-scope","in":"header","description":"Cache entry scope","allowEmptyValue":true,"required":true,"schema":{"type":"string","description":"Cache entry scope","example":"administration"},"example":"administration"}],"requestBody":{"required":true,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"string","example":"Et illum fugiat ut.","format":"binary"},"example":"Optio aliquam error nam."}}},"responses":{"201":{"description":"Created response."}}}}},"components":{},"tags":[{"name":"health","description":"Health service provides health check endpoints."},{"name":"cache","description":"Cache service allows storing and retrieving data from distributed cache."}]}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"openapi":"3.0.3","info":{"title":"Cache Service","description":"The cache service exposes interface for working with Redis.","version":"1.0"},"servers":[{"url":"http://localhost:8083","description":"Cache Server"}],"paths":{"/liveness":{"get":{"tags":["health"],"summary":"Liveness health","operationId":"health#Liveness","responses":{"200":{"description":"OK response."}}}},"/readiness":{"get":{"tags":["health"],"summary":"Readiness health","operationId":"health#Readiness","responses":{"200":{"description":"OK response."}}}},"/v1/cache":{"get":{"tags":["cache"],"summary":"Get cache","description":"Get JSON value from the cache.","operationId":"cache#Get","parameters":[{"name":"x-cache-key","in":"header","description":"Cache entry key","allowEmptyValue":true,"required":true,"schema":{"type":"string","description":"Cache entry key","example":"did:web:example.com"},"example":"did:web:example.com"},{"name":"x-cache-namespace","in":"header","description":"Cache entry namespace","allowEmptyValue":true,"schema":{"type":"string","description":"Cache entry namespace","example":"Login"},"example":"Login"},{"name":"x-cache-scope","in":"header","description":"Cache entry scope","allowEmptyValue":true,"schema":{"type":"string","description":"Cache entry scope","example":"administration"},"example":"administration"}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"OK response.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"string","example":"Qui iusto enim est dolores dolorem et.","format":"binary"},"example":"Quisquam ab dolores distinctio quis."}}}}},"post":{"tags":["cache"],"summary":"Set cache","description":"Set a JSON value in the cache.","operationId":"cache#Set","parameters":[{"name":"x-cache-key","in":"header","description":"Cache entry key","allowEmptyValue":true,"required":true,"schema":{"type":"string","description":"Cache entry key","example":"did:web:example.com"},"example":"did:web:example.com"},{"name":"x-cache-namespace","in":"header","description":"Cache entry namespace","allowEmptyValue":true,"schema":{"type":"string","description":"Cache entry namespace","example":"Login"},"example":"Login"},{"name":"x-cache-scope","in":"header","description":"Cache entry scope","allowEmptyValue":true,"schema":{"type":"string","description":"Cache entry scope","example":"administration"},"example":"administration"}],"requestBody":{"required":true,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"string","example":"Et illum fugiat ut.","format":"binary"},"example":"Optio aliquam error nam."}}},"responses":{"201":{"description":"Created response."}}}}},"components":{},"tags":[{"name":"health","description":"Health service provides health check endpoints."},{"name":"cache","description":"Cache service allows storing and retrieving data from distributed cache."}]}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gen/http/openapi3.yaml b/gen/http/openapi3.yaml
index b936940cde419698a7133a062edd0436c1650930..625d26c77e0a17d0ab83f4257520e224c556580c 100644
--- a/gen/http/openapi3.yaml
+++ b/gen/http/openapi3.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ paths:
         in: header
         description: Cache entry namespace
         allowEmptyValue: true
-        required: true
         schema:
           type: string
           description: Cache entry namespace
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ paths:
         in: header
         description: Cache entry scope
         allowEmptyValue: true
-        required: true
         schema:
           type: string
           description: Cache entry scope
@@ -94,7 +92,6 @@ paths:
         in: header
         description: Cache entry namespace
         allowEmptyValue: true
-        required: true
         schema:
           type: string
           description: Cache entry namespace
@@ -104,7 +101,6 @@ paths:
         in: header
         description: Cache entry scope
         allowEmptyValue: true
-        required: true
         schema:
           type: string
           description: Cache entry scope
diff --git a/internal/service/cache/service.go b/internal/service/cache/service.go
index 4644cc015ed6f44f86ea7dc4b6ead5f73420f384..d12dfd8dabf2748727b870106fb91326eca5d300 100644
--- a/internal/service/cache/service.go
+++ b/internal/service/cache/service.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package cache
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -30,17 +29,26 @@ func New(cache Cache, logger *zap.Logger) *Service {
 }
 
 func (s *Service) Get(ctx context.Context, req *cache.CacheGetRequest) (interface{}, error) {
-	var operation = zap.String("operation", "get")
-	if req.Key == "" || req.Namespace == "" || req.Scope == "" {
-		s.logger.Error("bad request: missing key or namespace or scopes", operation)
+	logger := s.logger.With(zap.String("operation", "get"))
+
+	if req.Key == "" {
+		logger.Error("bad request: missing key")
 		return nil, errors.New(errors.BadRequest, "bad request")
 	}
 
+	var namespace, scope string
+	if req.Namespace != nil {
+		namespace = *req.Namespace
+	}
+	if req.Scope != nil {
+		scope = *req.Scope
+	}
+
 	// create key from the input fields
-	key := makeCacheKey(req.Namespace, req.Scope, req.Key)
+	key := makeCacheKey(req.Key, namespace, scope)
 	data, err := s.cache.Get(ctx, key)
 	if err != nil {
-		s.logger.Error("error getting value from cache", zap.String("key", key), zap.Error(err))
+		logger.Error("error getting value from cache", zap.String("key", key), zap.Error(err))
 		if errors.Is(errors.NotFound, err) {
 			return nil, errors.New("key not found in cache", err)
 		}
@@ -49,7 +57,7 @@ func (s *Service) Get(ctx context.Context, req *cache.CacheGetRequest) (interfac
 
 	var decodedValue interface{}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &decodedValue); err != nil {
-		s.logger.Error("cannot decode json value from cache", zap.Error(err))
+		logger.Error("cannot decode json value from cache", zap.Error(err))
 		return nil, errors.New("cannot decode json value from cache", err)
 	}
 
@@ -57,32 +65,47 @@ func (s *Service) Get(ctx context.Context, req *cache.CacheGetRequest) (interfac
 }
 
 func (s *Service) Set(ctx context.Context, req *cache.CacheSetRequest) error {
-	var operation = zap.String("operation", "set")
+	logger := s.logger.With(zap.String("operation", "set"))
 
-	if req.Key == "" || req.Namespace == "" || req.Scope == "" {
-		s.logger.Error("bad request: missing key or namespace or scope or data", operation)
+	if req.Key == "" {
+		logger.Error("bad request: missing key")
 		return errors.New(errors.BadRequest, "bad request")
 	}
 
+	var namespace, scope string
+	if req.Namespace != nil {
+		namespace = *req.Namespace
+	}
+	if req.Scope != nil {
+		scope = *req.Scope
+	}
+
 	// TODO(kinkov): issue #3 - evaluate key metadata (key, namespace and scope) and set TTL over a policy execution
 
 	// create key from the input fields
-	key := makeCacheKey(req.Namespace, req.Scope, req.Key)
+	key := makeCacheKey(req.Key, namespace, scope)
 	// encode payload to json bytes for storing in cache
 	value, err := json.Marshal(req.Data)
 	if err != nil {
-		s.logger.Error("error encode payload to json", zap.Error(err), operation)
+		logger.Error("error encode payload to json", zap.Error(err))
 		return errors.New("error encode payload to json", err)
 	}
 
 	if err := s.cache.Set(ctx, key, value, 0); err != nil {
-		s.logger.Error("error setting value in cache", zap.Error(err), operation)
-		return errors.New("error setting value in cache", err)
+		logger.Error("error storing value in cache", zap.Error(err))
+		return errors.New("error storing value in cache", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func makeCacheKey(namespace, scope, key string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s,%s,%s", namespace, scope, key)
+func makeCacheKey(key, namespace, scope string) string {
+	k := key
+	if namespace != "" {
+		k += "," + namespace
+	}
+	if scope != "" {
+		k += "," + scope
+	}
+	return k
 }