Web app security - testing web applications: Rate Limits and X-Forwarded-For header, Brute Force attacks, and Restoring original visitor IPs

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Implementing robust rate-limiting measures is essential for web applications to prevent brute force attacks and potential service overload. Rate-limiting techniques and insights into testing and bypassing rate limits. The article covers the automation approach, header manipulations, endpoint variations, and login-related strategies. The use of Cloudflare for restoring original visitor IPs is also explored, with a caution to thoroughly test and assess potential impacts on the application before implementation.