Abuse Prevention

Limit Authentication Abuse with Layered Rate Controls

Authentication endpoints attract automation because each request can test credentials, probe account state, or trigger expensive verification work. Rate controls reduce the speed and value of this abuse, but a single requests-per-minute limit is rarely enough. A useful design combines several signals and responses. The objective is to make abusive behaviour slower and noisier while keeping legitimate users able to recover from mistakes, shared networks, and temporary failures. Protect the whole authentication surface Login is only one part of authentication. Review every endpoint that can verify, change, or recover identity state, including: