Node.js · Senior · Question 20 of 75

What does `server.requestTimeout` protect against?

1Slow database queries
✓Correct answer: Slow clients that send a request very slowly to hold connections open (Slowloris-style attacks)
3Handlers that take too long to compute a response

Explanation

It limits how long the server waits to receive the whole request. headersTimeout does the same for headers. Handler time needs your own timeouts.

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