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Diffstat (limited to 'searx/botdetection/ip_limit.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | searx/botdetection/ip_limit.py | 15 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/searx/botdetection/ip_limit.py b/searx/botdetection/ip_limit.py index 2646920c2..e72015190 100644 --- a/searx/botdetection/ip_limit.py +++ b/searx/botdetection/ip_limit.py @@ -9,9 +9,18 @@ bot request. This method requires a redis DB and needs a HTTP X-Forwarded-For_ header. To take privacy only the hash value of an IP is stored in the redis DB and at least for a maximum of 10 minutes. -The :py:obj:`link_token` method is used to investigate whether a request is -*suspicious*. If the :py:obj:`link_token` method is activated and a request is -*suspicious* the request rates are reduced: +The :py:obj:`.link_token` method can be used to investigate whether a request is +*suspicious*. To activate the :py:obj:`.link_token` method in the +:py:obj:`.ip_limit` method add the following to your +``/etc/searxng/limiter.toml``: + +.. code:: toml + + [botdetection.ip_limit] + link_token = true + +If the :py:obj:`.link_token` method is activated and a request is *suspicious* +the request rates are reduced: - :py:obj:`BURST_MAX` -> :py:obj:`BURST_MAX_SUSPICIOUS` - :py:obj:`LONG_MAX` -> :py:obj:`LONG_MAX_SUSPICIOUS` |