Rate Limiting & DDoS Protection
Configure rate limiting and leverage Cloudflare's security features to protect against abuse and DDoS attacks.
Edge Security: Rate Limiting & DDoS
Protecting your edge applications is crucial. In this lesson, we'll explore two powerful security mechanisms: Rate Limiting and DDoS Protection.
These features help keep your applications stable, secure, and available, even under heavy load or malicious attacks.
Why Rate Limit?
Rate limiting controls how many requests a user or IP address can make to your application within a specific timeframe. It's like a bouncer, ensuring fair access and preventing abuse.
- Prevent Abuse: Stops bots and malicious actors from scraping data or brute-forcing logins.
- Protect Resources: Reduces strain on your serverless functions and databases.
- Control Costs: Limits excessive usage that could lead to higher billing.
All lessons in this course
- Authentication & Authorization
- Rate Limiting & DDoS Protection
- Secure Secrets Management
- Input Sanitization & Injection Prevention