How does Red Hat 3scale API Management implements the concept of 'soft limits' and prevents an user from being blocked after reaching 100% of the limit configured?
Issue
In the Integration / Settings section of my API I can configure alerts. I can set an alert when 50% of the rate limit is reached, but also when 120%, 200% or 300% is reached. The latter I don't understand, because when the rate limit is reached traffic should be cut off. In which situations can I reach utilization of 120%, 200% and 300%?
Environment
- Red Hat 3scale API Management
- SaaS
- 2.X On-premises
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