Match Types (Rate Limiting)

Rate Limiting supports the following match types:

Match Type	Scope	Match Condition
Exact match (multiple entries) - (EM)
Wildcard match (GLOB)
Regex match (REGEX)

This article assumes that the Negative match option has been disabled.

Exact Match (Multiple Entries) - (EM)

This match type is satisfied when a request's attribute (e.g., hostname, URL path, IP address, etc.), as determined by a scope or match condition, is an exact match to at least one of the specified values. This comparison is case-sensitive.

Sample Configuration:

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Wildcard Match (GLOB)

This match type is satisfied when a request's hostname or URL path, as determined by a scope condition, matches the specified case-sensitive pattern. The supported set of wildcards are listed below.

Wildcard	Description	Example	Matches	Does Not Match
*	Matches zero or more characters.	cat*	cat category muscat	cAt Category orca time
?	Matches a single character.	cat?	cats muscats	Cats cat
[abc]	Matches a single character defined within the brackets.	[cm]art	cart mart	tart start
[a-z]	Matches a single character from the specified range.	[a-z]art	cart mart tart	Cart marT start
[!abc]	Matches a single character that is not defined within the brackets.	[!cm]art	Cart Mart tart	cart mart tArt
[!a-z]	Matches a single character that is excluded from the specified range.	[!a-m]art	Cart Mart tart	cart mart tArt

Regex Match (REGEX)

This match type is satisfied when a request's hostname or URL path, as determined by a scope condition, matches the pattern defined in the regular expression.

Regular expressions are case-sensitive.

Sample Configuration:

Matches:

Does Not Match:

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