Rate limit registration requests#2102
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We saw some attacks to the registration page which then went on to cause recaptcha verify to stop responding, resulting in worker starvation. Lower the default verify timeout, and limit the times that you can submit a registration.
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We saw some attacks to the registration page which then went on to cause recaptcha verify to stop responding, resulting in worker starvation. Lower the default verify timeout, and limit the times that you can submit a registration.
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