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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/user_and_ip_rate_limits.md b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/user_and_ip_rate_limits.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e3a495750f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/user_and_ip_rate_limits.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +type: reference +--- + +# User and IP rate limits + +Rate limiting is a common technique used to improve the security and durability +of a web application. For more details, see +[Rate limits](../../../security/rate_limits.md). + +The following limits can be enforced in **Admin Area > Network > User and +IP rate limits**: + +- Unauthenticated requests +- Authenticated API requests +- Authenticated web requests + +These limits are disabled by default. + +![user-and-ip-rate-limits](img/user_and_ip_rate_limits.png) + +<!-- ## Troubleshooting + +Include any troubleshooting steps that you can foresee. If you know beforehand what issues +one might have when setting this up, or when something is changed, or on upgrading, it's +important to describe those, too. Think of things that may go wrong and include them here. +This is important to minimize requests for support, and to avoid doc comments with +questions that you know someone might ask. + +Each scenario can be a third-level heading, e.g. `### Getting error message X`. +If you have none to add when creating a doc, leave this section in place +but commented out to help encourage others to add to it in the future. --> |