nginx limit_req and limit_conn not working to prevent DoS attack

[Anoop Alias]

You can use an external tool to parse Nginx error log and block the IP in
iptables/netfilter

On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 7:43 AM, Phani Sreenivasa Prasad <
nginx-forum at forum.nginx.org> wrote:

> I assume it would help dropping connections . since we are setting rate
> limit per ip and any client IP which is suspicious by sending requests in
> bulk(lets say 10000 connections/requests), it makes sense to not to accept
> connections/requests from that IP.
>
> Thoughts ??
>
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