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From: Andrew H. <and...@lo...> - 2020-10-01 20:39:36
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Hello everyone, I'm having trouble using the 'deprecatevar' action on multiple variables in the same collection. If *one* of the variables is constantly being updated it appears to prevent *all* of the variables from being decremented, even if every other variable is idle. The context of this is writing a rule set to rate limit per-IP address based on several different factors: * How many GET requests have been made to URL 1; * How many POST requests have been made to URL 2; * How many ‘failed login’ responses have been observed from the application server. I'm using three variables in the IP collection along with three thresholds and block flags, which works nicely. The problem is I can't make the deprecatevar action work to decrement all three variables over time. For example, if the 'GET request' counter is busy and being increased several times per second then it prevents all of the counter variables from decrementing. Does the deprecatevar action work based on the last time that *anything* in a given collection was updated? I originally thought it worked per-variable but now I'm not so sure. I could try using a separate collection to hold each counter variable, but that restricts me to a maximum of five counters (for the five predefined collections). I think I'll need more than five counters per-IP address for this whole project. Is there a better solution to this problem? Have I missed or misunderstood anything? A big thanks to everyone who is active on this mailing list: it's a treat to read and learn from your experiences, so thank you all. Thanks, Andrew -- Andrew Howe Loadbalancer.org Ltd. www.loadbalancer.org <https://www.loadbalancer.org/?gclid=ES2017> <https://plus.google.com/+LoadbalancerOrg> <https://twitter.com/loadbalancerorg> <http://www.linkedin.com/company/3191352?trk=prof-exp-company-name> <https://www.loadbalancer.org/?category=company&post-name=overview&?gclid=ES2017> <https://www.loadbalancer.org/?gclid=ES2017> +1 888 867 9504 / +44 (0)330 380 1064 and...@lo... LEAVE A REVIEW <http://collector.reviews.io/loadbalancer-org-inc-/new-review> | DEPLOYMENT GUIDES <https://www.loadbalancer.org/?category=resources&post-name=deployment-guides&?gclid=ES2017> | BLOG <https://www.loadbalancer.org/blog/?gclid=ES2017> |
