Implementing A Rate Limiter In Your Application
Implementing a rate limiter in apps prevents abuse & attacks by limiting client requests within a time frame. Use IP, Auth Token, Client ID or User Session as keys to track requests. Python example: `class RateLimiter: ...
In web systems, it is common for the same client (whether a user or a service) to make multiple requests to a server in a short period of time. Depending on the volume of traffic, this can result in server overload, slow processing, and even failures in systems that are unable to handle this number of requests. Rate Limiter is a technique used to control the number of requests a client can make to a server during a given period. It acts as a "gatekeeper", limiting the number of calls to an API or service within a time window. Why Use Rate Limiter? Using Rate Limiter in an application...