Rate Limiting Algorithms: Token Bucket, Sliding Window, and Distributed Rate Limiters in Production

By Coder Secret | | Category: backend

How API gateways, edge proxies, and service meshes throttle traffic without breaking legitimate users. Token bucket vs leaky bucket, fixed and sliding windows, distributed rate limiting with Redis, Envoy and NGINX implementations, and adaptive rate limiting under attack.

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