From 33bbb7c658b6c91b9448a1777d09adc283bf635a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Rob Swindell (on Windows 11)" <rob@synchro.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:09:11 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Decrease the web server default MaxClients value from
unlimited to 100 clients
Every server should have *some* limit to protect against DOS attacks.
Every connected client consumes a socket, a thread, some memory, none of
which are infinite resources.
---
src/sbbs3/websrvr.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/websrvr.h b/src/sbbs3/websrvr.h
index bdc0a6fde1..92c8f9b724 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/websrvr.h
+++ b/src/sbbs3/websrvr.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ typedef struct {
STARTUP_COMMON_ELEMENTS
uint16_t max_clients;
-#define WEB_DEFAULT_MAX_CLIENTS 0 /* 0=unlimited */
+#define WEB_DEFAULT_MAX_CLIENTS 100 /* 0=unlimited */
uint16_t max_inactivity;
#define WEB_DEFAULT_MAX_INACTIVITY 120 /* seconds */
uint16_t max_cgi_inactivity;
--
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