Skills
.Work. You
Rest

missing-rate-limiting-anti-pattern

Community

Prevent brute-force and DoS attacks.

Software Engineering#security#rate limiting#anti-pattern#brute force#api security#dos
Authorigbuend
Version1.0.0
Installs0

System Documentation

What problem does it solve?

This Skill addresses the critical security vulnerability of applications failing to limit the frequency of incoming requests, which can lead to resource exhaustion, brute-force attacks, and denial-of-service.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Endpoint Protection: Identifies and helps secure API endpoints, especially authentication and resource-intensive ones, against excessive requests.
  • Attack Mitigation: Provides strategies to prevent credential stuffing, brute-force attacks, and application-layer DoS.
  • Use Case: When reviewing an API, use this Skill to ensure that login attempts and data retrieval endpoints are protected by rate limits, preventing attackers from overwhelming the system.

Quick Start

Review the attached API endpoint code for missing rate limiting protections.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

💻 Claude Code Installation

Recommended: Let Claude install automatically. Simply copy and paste the text below to Claude Code.

Please help me install this Skill:
Name: missing-rate-limiting-anti-pattern
Download link: https://github.com/igbuend/grimbard/archive/main.zip#missing-rate-limiting-anti-pattern

Please download this .zip file, extract it, and install it in the .claude/skills/ directory.
View Source Repository

Agent Skills Search Helper

Install a tiny helper to your Agent, search and equip skill from 223,000+ vetted skills library on demand.