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ameenovv
Nimbostratus
Aug 25, 2026Rate limiting based on X-forwarded-For
Hello, Currently our external BIG-IP receive traffic from CloudFlare. I would like to apply a rate limit on the IP provided by X-FORWARDED-FOR header. Aside from building an iRule, is ther...
TheWolf
Employee
Aug 27, 2026Hi ameenovv,
you could use the DoS Protection Feature of the the AWAF and implement TPS-based DoS Detection.
K36452759: Using X-Forwarded-For as Source IP for Bot Defense and Application DoS Profiles
MyF5 - Preventing DoS Attacks on Applications
Cheers
Daniel
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