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Add vmod_h2 to control http rapid reset rate limits per session #3999

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@nigoroll nigoroll commented Oct 16, 2023

(edit: reduced to just two commits now that #3997 has been merged)

During bugwash on 2023-10-16, I suggested to support overrides of the rate limits from VCL, because nowadays many environments can provide friend/foe metrics like "has a valid session" or "has passed a Turing test".

Using tight rate limits is important to keep adversaries in check, but for (likely) known good clients, one might want to lift limits.

This patch adds such per-session controls in the form of vmod h2.

The implementation via a custom vmod was preferred during bugwash over adding session variables like sess.h2_rapid_reset because they are transport specific. During the last VDD, we also agreed to move protocols into extensions with additional controls provided by vmods. This patch is a first step in this direction.

Ref #3996

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nigoroll commented Oct 18, 2023

Agreed on irc. Will merge after issues with previous commits have been addressed in the interest of future bisects.

@nigoroll nigoroll changed the title Add vmod builtin_http2 to control http rapid reset rate limits per session Add vmod_h2 to control http rapid reset rate limits per session Oct 18, 2023
This will allow per-session adjustments and also significantly
lower the risk of inconsistent calculations in the rate limit
code during parameter changes.

Ref varnishcache#3996
@nigoroll nigoroll merged commit 2cfb561 into varnishcache:master Oct 18, 2023
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@nigoroll nigoroll deleted the vmod_builtin_http2 branch October 18, 2023 13:15
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