# NB: `req` is a Rack::Request object (basically an env hash with friendly accessor methods) # Throttle 10 requests/ip/second # NB: return value of block is key name for counter # falsy values bypass throttling Rack::Attack.throttle("req/ip", :limit => 10, :period => 1) { |req| req.ip } # Throttle attempts to a particular path. 2 POSTs to /login per second per IP Rack::Attack.throttle "logins/ip", :limit => 2, :period => 1 do |req| req.post? && req.path == "/login" && req.ip end # Throttle login attempts per email, 10/minute/email Rack::Attack.throttle "logins/email", :limit => 2, :period => 60 do |req| req.post? && req.path == "/login" && req.params['email'] end # blocklist bad IPs from accessing admin pages Rack::Attack.blocklist "bad_ips from logging in" do |req| req.path =~ /^\/admin/ && bad_ips.include?(req.ip) end # safelist a User-Agent Rack::Attack.safelist 'internal user agent' do |req| req.user_agent == 'InternalUserAgent' end