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AZ-305 · Question 47 · Domain 4.2: Application Architecture

You are using Azure API Management (APIM) to expose backend APIs. You need to prevent abuse by limiting a specific client IP address to 100 calls per minute. Where should you configure this?

Answer options:

A.

An inbound policy using rate-limit-by-key

B.

An outbound policy

C.

A backend policy

D.

Azure Front Door WAF

How to approach this question

Identify the APIM policy scope for rate limiting.

Full Answer

A.An inbound policy using rate-limit-by-key✓ Correct
An inbound policy using rate-limit-by-key
Inbound policies in APIM execute before the request is forwarded to the backend API. Pillar: Security.

Common mistakes

Choosing outbound policy, which is too late to prevent backend load.

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