over-limit

Syntax

Hierarchy Level

Release Information

Statement introduced in Release 9.5 of JUNOS software.

Description

In an attempt to consume all available resources and hinder the ability of the device, a malicious user might generate a large amount of traffic all at once. To prevent such activity from succeeding, you can impose a session throttle to limit sessions and configure an action to occur when the limit is exceeded.

This statement is supported on SRX 210, SRX 240, SRX 650, and J-series devices.

Options

• log-and-permit—Log the error and permit the traffic
• block—Log the error and deny the traffic

Usage Guidelines

For configuration instructions and examples, see the JUNOS Software Security Configuration Guide.

Required Privilege Level

security—To view this statement in the configuration.

security-control—To add this statement to the configuration.