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authorRussell Dickenson <rdickenson@gitlab.com>2019-08-07 08:44:23 +0000
committerEvan Read <eread@gitlab.com>2019-08-07 08:44:23 +0000
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Closes https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/65499
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@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ with details, such as the affected IP address.
### HAProxy API throttle
-GitLab.com responds with HTTP status code 429 to API requests over 10 requests
+GitLab.com responds with HTTP status code `429` to API requests that exceed 10
+requests
per second per IP address.
The following example headers are included for all API requests:
@@ -335,10 +336,12 @@ Source:
### Rack Attack initializer
+Details of rate limits enforced by [Rack Attack](../../security/rack_attack.md).
+
#### Protected paths throttle
-GitLab.com responds with HTTP status code 429 to POST requests at protected
-paths over 10 requests per **minute** per IP address.
+GitLab.com responds with HTTP status code `429` to POST requests at protected
+paths that exceed 10 requests per **minute** per IP address.
See the source below for which paths are protected. This includes user creation,
user confirmation, user sign in, and password reset.