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Define maximum number of connections

Summary

Each port must have a maximum number of connections defined per source IP.

Description

Some attacks aim to exhaust a system's resources by establishing a large number of connections without intending to complete them. Setting connection limits per source IP helps to prevent connection exhaustion attacks, where attackers try to overwhelm the system with a high volume of incomplete connections. For example, in the case of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, where multiple compromised systems are used to flood a target with traffic, setting connection limits per source IP can mitigate the impact by restricting the number of connections from each individual source.

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