Hi list

I am experiencing some problems with a rate-limiting setup.

I have a "global" limit_req declared in my http block.

I also have additional limit_req declarations in various locations, both
@named and unnamed, to provide proper protection to different backend
endpoints.

It seems that additional limit_req is working fine in unnamed locations,
but
being ignored in @named locations.

I've linked to an example config exhibiting the problem:
https://gist.github.com/anonymous/bf347d5302b3463f970b

If I remove the limit_req in the http block, the @dynamic limit_req
works
perfectly. If I enable limit_req in the http block, the @dynamic
limit_req
is ignored. In both cases, the limit_req in the unnamed location works
perfectly!

Am I approaching this in the wrong way? How can I make limit_req work
properly in the @dynamic location?

thanks

Rob

Posted at Nginx Forum:
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Hello!

On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 09:12:54AM -0400, robw wrote:

> It seems that additional limit_req is working fine in unnamed locations, but
> Am I approaching this in the wrong way? How can I make limit_req work
> properly in the @dynamic location?

The limit_req directives are executed only once per request
lifetime.  If a request was checked against any limits configured
in a location - regardless of future internal redirects further
limits won't be checked.  This is a simple way to protect requests
from checking against the same limits again and again after
redirections.

In your configuration limit_req STATIC_LIMIT_REQ is checked for
all requests matching location /, and requests are redirected to
@dynamic location via try_files only after this.

There are two basic ways to fix things:

1) Select a location before limit_req's are executed.  Recommended
way is to use separate URL prefixes and use prefix string
locations, like you already do with /admin.  (Alternatively, you
may also use return + error_page to switch to a named location as
rewrite module directives are executed before limit_req's, but
this kind of defeats simplicity of try_files.)

2) Avoid using any limits in locations which aren't a final match.
This is essentially what happens if you remove the limit_req in the
http block.

--
Maxim Dounin
http://nginx.org/en/donation.html

Thank you for clarifying

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