rate-limit

Syntax

Hierarchy Level

Description

Configure the maximum number of connections attempts per minute, per protocol (either IPv6 or IPv4) on an access service. For example, a rate limit of 10 allows 10 IPv6 ssh session connection attempts per minute and 10 IPv4 ssh session connection attempts per minute.

Default

150 connections

Options

rate-limit limit—(Optional) Maximum number of connection attempts allowed per minute, per IP protocol (either IPv4 or IPv6).

• Junos OS

  • Range: 1 through 250

  • Default: 150

• Junos OS Evolved

  • Range: 1 through 250

  • Default: 150

  Note:

  For certain Junos OS Evolved releases, the rate-limit option was specified as the number of connection attempts allowed per second, and had various default values.

  Table 1: Releases with Connection Attempts Allowed per Second

  Release	Range	Default
  Junos OS Evolved Release 20.4R1	1 through 5	3
  Junos OS Evolved Release 20.4R2	1 through 5	(unlimited - no rate-limit enforced)
  Junos OS Evolved Release 21.1R1	1 through 5	3
  Junos OS Evolved Release 21.1R2	1 through 50	25
  Junos OS Evolved Release 21.2R1	1 through 50	25

Required Privilege Level

system—To view this statement in the configuration.

system-control—To add this statement to the configuration.

Release Information

Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.