ProjectTech4DevAI / ProjectTech4DevAI/kaapi-backend

Traffic Management: Filter unwanted bot traffic

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infrastructure
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Python
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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem?
Currently, bot or unwanted traffic hitting the application can trigger false-positive downtime alerts, even when the application is healthy. This leads to unnecessary alerts and confusion.

Describe the solution you'd like

  • Handle and restrict unwanted/bot traffic at the ALB layer instead of the application layer.
  • Ensure the ALB identifies and filters bot or unwanted traffic before it reaches application instances.
Original issue

Problem

Currently, when a bot or unwanted traffic hits the application, it can trigger application downtime alerts even though the application itself is healthy and available.

This creates false-positive downtime alerts because the traffic is reaching the application layer instead of being handled before it reaches the application.

Proposed Solution

Handle and restrict unwanted/bot traffic at the ALB layer rather than inside the application.

The ALB should identify and filter/restrict bot or unwanted traffic before it reaches the application instances.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the repository's ALB and deployment configuration, then determine how unwanted or bot traffic is identified and restricted before reaching application instances. Done means the ALB filters the targeted traffic and false-positive downtime alerts no longer result from it.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
aws
Domain
infrastructure, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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