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Alexander_Kwong
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Nov 21, 2013

how to limit a client IP from continuously opening connections to the server

Hi guys, I'm a noob to iRules and was wondering if there was a way we could write up an iRule to limit the amount of connections a user can open over a course of a period of time. We got hammered by...
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What_Lies_Bene1
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Nov 22, 2013

Looks good to me but the rule relates to HTTP requests, not TCP connections - I assume that's OK. Also, don't forget to turn off the DEBUG when you put this into production.