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Visualizing algorithms for rate limiting
Smudge.ai is a Chrome extension that gives you ChatGPT-powered shortcuts in your right-click menu.
For instance, rate limiting a login form can deter brute force attacks while still allowing a small burst of incorrect guesses. A popular option is to save rate limiting data to a key-value store like Redis, which has built-in functions for expiring keys, on a separate machine from your application. If your server’s connection to the persisted store fails, make sure to allow all requests rather than blocking access to your service altogether.
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