Here is my config :

http {

limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=one:10m rate=1r/s;
limit_conn_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=addr:10m;

server {


location /secured/ {

auth_basic "secured area";
auth_basic_user_file conf/htpasswd;

limit_req zone=one burst=5;
limit_conn addr 1;

}


}




My question is with the nginx auth module should i still need to protect that area from flooding / ddos or will the auth module denying access be enough.

Would like to know how well the auth module processes and does compared to the limit_req or limit_conn module and if i should keep those in my configuration or remove them since the auth module could be already doing all the work.

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