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@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Multiple throttles can also be used if you want to impose both burst throttling
Throttles do not necessarily only refer to rate-limiting requests. For example a storage service might also need to throttle against bandwidth, and a paid data service might want to throttle against a certain number of a records being accessed. Throttles do not necessarily only refer to rate-limiting requests. For example a storage service might also need to throttle against bandwidth, and a paid data service might want to throttle against a certain number of a records being accessed.
**The application-level throttling that REST framework provides should not be considered a security measure or protection against brute forcing or denial-of-service attacks.** **The application-level throttling that REST framework provides should not be considered a security measure or protection against brute forcing or denial-of-service attacks. Deliberately malicious actors will always be able to spoof IP origins, and application-level throttling is intended for implementing policies such as different business tiers and basic protections against service over-use.**
## How throttling is determined ## How throttling is determined