System for application aware rate-limiting using plug-in

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a data bus coupled to the processor;
• and
• a computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, the computer-usable medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code used for performing application aware rate-limiting operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:
• receiving requests for a plurality of web applications executing at a server from a plurality of client entities;
• determining whether requests received for a given web application are to be rate-limited;
• when the received requests for the given web application are to be rate-limited, requesting, by a rate-limiting engine, a rate-limiting identifier from a web application plug-in respectively associated with the given web application;
• generating the rate-limiting identifier at the web application plug-in, wherein the rate-limiting identifier is unique to the given web application;
• sending the rate-limiting identifier from the web application plug-in associated with the given web application to the rate-limiting engine;
• and
• using the rate-limiting identifier at the rate-limiting engine to rate-limit passing of the received requests to the given web application independent of rate-limiting occurring for other web applications of the plurality of web applications.

A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:

• receiving requests for a plurality of web applications executing at a server from a plurality of client entities;
• determining whether requests received for a given web application are to be rate-limited;
• when the received requests for the given web application are to be rate-limited, requesting, by a rate-limiting engine, a rate-limiting identifier from a web application plug-in respectively associated with the given web application;
• generating the rate-limiting identifier at the web application plug-in, wherein the rate-limiting identifier is unique to the given web application;
• sending the rate-limiting identifier from the web application plug-in associated with the given web application to the rate-limiting engine;
• and
• using the rate-limiting identifier at the rate-limiting engine to rate-limit passing of the received requests to the given web application independent of rate-limiting occurring for other web applications of the plurality of web applications.