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Why do modern commercial web applications enforce rate limiting on public API endpoints?

When deploying a custom backend framework or data portal why is it mandatory to limit the number of automated requests a single IP address can make per minute?

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CodeCrafter
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Rate limiting protects server infrastructure from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, stops malicious scraping scripts from exhausting database connections, and ensures fair bandwidth distribution across all active system users.

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SysAdminPro answered 1mo ago

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