How do you implement rate limiting in ASP.NET Core?
PICTURE THIS: HOW TO EXPLAIN IT
Simple meaning
I use built-in rate limiter middleware with fixed or sliding windows per IP or user.
WHY — ASP.NET instead of guessing?
Why interviewers care about ASP.NET:
question about ASP.NET.
trade-offs, and what you would actually do on a .NET project - not buzzwords.
Name the idea, why it exists, then one short example.
End with when you use it and one common pitfall.
STEPS — What happens step by step?
Before you speak the answer, walk the interviewer through these steps:
- 1I use built-in rate
limiter middleware with fixed or sliding windows per IP or user.
- 2Why it exists
APIs return 429.
- 3Limits differ for anonymous
versus authenticated.
- 4Give an example
One tiny concrete case you can say aloud.
- 5Common mistake
What juniors usually get wrong.
- 6Close
When you pick this over the alternative.
EXAMPLE — See it in action
Here's a short line you can speak, broken into clear beats:
Note: Adapt this scaffold to your own project — keep it under 60–90 seconds.
Key takeaway
I use built-in rate limiter middleware with fixed or sliding windows per IP or user. APIs return 429.