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Configure in your framework.","Limit request body size",[28,60],{"description":61,"label":62},"Check file types, limit sizes, don't trust filenames","Validate file uploads",[23,64,66,70,74,78],{"count":25,"title":65},"API Protection",[28,67],{"description":68,"label":69},"Use slowapi (FastAPI), flask-limiter, or Django Ratelimit","Implement rate limiting",[28,71],{"description":72,"label":73},"Only allow requests from your frontend domain","Configure CORS correctly",[28,75],{"description":76,"label":77},"Don't expose tracebacks to clients. 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