This is hugely important to control external problems. Connections must be closes when an excessive amount of request is received or when malformed messages are received. ## Reference [Nginx Flood Protection with Limit_req](http://kbeezie.com/nginx-protection/) [Nginx HttpLimitReqModule](http://wiki.nginx.org/NginxHttpLimitReqModule)
This is hugely important to control external problems.
Connections must be closes when an excessive amount of request is received or when malformed messages are received.
Reference
Nginx Flood Protection with Limit_req
Nginx HttpLimitReqModule