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Configure rate limiting

Rate Limiting Module

Figure 1: Rate Limiting Module_

Request Per Second - Source IP
Specifies how many requests a source IP is allowed to make per second.

Request Per Second Burst - Source IP
Applications tend to be bursty by nature. This function allows you to specify the number of requests in excess of the numbers defined above. This will act as a queue within that one-second interval. If requests exceed the burst value, the excess packets will be rejected.

Request Per Second - Source IP to Path
Specifies how many requests a source IP can make per second to a specific path.

Request Per Second Burst - Source IP to Path
This function allows you to specify the number of requests in excess of the numbers defined above. This will act like a queue within that one-second window. If requests exceed the burst value, the excess packets will be rejected.

Attention: Source IPs abusing these limits regularly will risk having their traffic blocked for longer, or be added to our IP Reputation feed and blocked globally.

Source CIDR Exclusions
You can exclude one or more IPs or networks from the Rate-limiting module by adding them under source CIDR exclusions.

Source CIDR Exclusions

Figure 2: Source CIDR Exclusions