Limiting the number of REST calls to the server

In the 100Custom.xml files for the workflow server and Business Automation Studio, you can add or modify configuration settings that are used to limit the number of REST calls to the server within a time interval and prevent a denial of service attack.

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The <max-request-per-three-seconds> configuration settings are used in IBM® Business Automation Workflow and IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation to limit the number of REST calls to the server within a time interval of 3 seconds.
<max-request-per-three-seconds>
Specifies an integer. The default value is 30. If you set the value to 0, it disables the setting.

For more information about the individual 100Custom.xml files that need to be updated and their locations, see Location of 100Custom configuration files.

To add the configuration in 100Custom.xml, see Customizing Business Automation Workflow properties.