IP Throttling or Rate Limiting in Golang using net/http and time/rate
IP throttling, also known as rate limiting, is a technique used to control the rate of requests from a client to a server. It helps prevent abuse, ensure fair usage of resources, and protect against denial-of-service attacks. In this article, we’ll explore how to implement IP throttling in Go using the net/http package and the golang.org/x/time/rate package, which provides a rate limiter implementation. Prerequisites Before we proceed, make sure you have Go installed on your system....