Add rate limiting for sorting

**Feature request**
It would be great to have retry for auth.

**Use case**
Many users need this functionality for production deployments.

**Implementation idea**
Add a new config option `enable_retry` with default `false`.

The title asks for rate limiting for sorting, while the body requests authentication retry through an `enable_retry` option. Start by locating the configuration handling and authentication flow; resolve which request is intended before changing anything. Done should include the requested behavior with the option defaulting to `false` and validation of the relevant flow.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.