Implementing API Rate Limiting and Throttling When to Use - Protecting authentication endpoints against brute force and credential stuffing attacks - Preventing API abuse and resource exhaustion from automated scripts and bots - Implementing fair usage quotas for different API consumer tiers (free, premium, enterprise) - Defending against denial-of-service attacks at the application layer - Meeting compliance requirements that mandate API abuse prevention controls Do not use rate limiting as the sole defense against attacks. Combine with authentication, authorization, and WAF rules. Prerequis…