The "Have I been pwned" API rate limit has been brought forward - here's why
Three weeks ago today, I wrote about implementing a rate limit on the Have I been pwned (HIBP) API [https://www.troyhunt.com/the-have-i-been-pwned-api-rate-limiting-and-commercial-use/] and the original plan was to have it begin a week from today. I want to talk more about why the rate limit was required and why I've had to bring it forward to today. As I explained in the original post, there were multiple reasons for the rate limit including high volumes of API calls impacting system performan...