In short
In a security context: capping request rates to blunt brute-force login attempts, credential stuffing, and denial-of-service style abuse against your API.
How to learn this
- 1Add stricter rate limits specifically on auth endpoints (login, password reset).
- 2Learn account lockout vs rate limiting as complementary brute-force defenses.
- 3Monitor for rate-limit-triggering traffic patterns as an early abuse signal.
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