Rate limitinging
Rate limiting is a strategy used to control network traffic by setting a limit on the number of times an action can be repeated in a given period of time.
Modules
| Module | Web Server | Website |
|---|---|---|
mod_ratelimit |
Apache | https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_ratelimit.html |
ngx_http_limit_req_module |
NGINX | https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_limit_req_module.html (https://blog.nginx.org/blog/rate-limiting-nginx) |
mod_limit |
Lighttpd | http://doc.lighttpd.net/lighttpd2/mod_limit.html |