helmet, rate limit and slowdown

controllers/file.controller.js

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+const express = require("express");
+const rateLimit = require("express-rate-limit");
+const slowDown = require("express-slow-down");
 const initializeLocalStorage = require("../engines/local.engine");
 const initializeS3Storage = require("../engines/s3.engine");
 
+const app = express();
+
 const storageMode = process.env.STORAGE_MODE || "local";
 const fileNameLength = parseInt(process.env.FILE_NAME_LENGTH, 10) || 10;
 const multerOptions = {
@@ -47,4 +52,20 @@ const getFile = (req, res) => {
   storageEngine.findFile(filename, res);
 };
 
+// Rate limiting middleware
+const limiter = rateLimit({
+  windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
+  max: 100, // Limit each IP to 100 requests per windowMs
+  message: "Too many requests from this IP, please try again after 15 minutes",
+});
+
+// Slow down middleware
+const speedLimiter = slowDown({
+  windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
+  delayAfter: 50, // Allow 50 requests per 15 minutes, then start slowing down responses
+  delayMs: 500, // Slow down subsequent responses by 500ms per request
+});
+
+app.use("/u/:filename", limiter, speedLimiter, getFile);
+
 module.exports = { uploadFile, getFile };

index.js

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ require("dotenv").config();
 const express = require("express");
 const ejs = require("ejs");
 const fileRoutes = require("./routes/file.routes");
+const helmet = require("helmet");
 
 const app = express();
 const port = 3000;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ let totalSize = 0;
 
 app.set("view engine", "ejs");
 app.use(fileRoutes);
+app.use(helmet());
 
 app.get("/", (req, res) => {
   res.render("index", {

package-lock.json

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
         "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
         "ejs": "^3.1.10",
         "express": "^4.19.2",
+        "express-rate-limit": "^7.3.1",
+        "express-slow-down": "^2.0.3",
+        "helmet": "^7.1.0",
         "mime-types": "^2.1.35",
         "multer": "^1.4.5-lts.1",
         "nanoid": "^3.3.7"
@@ -3419,6 +3422,34 @@
         "node": ">= 0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/express-rate-limit": {
+      "version": "7.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-7.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BbaryvkY4wEgDqLgD18/NSy2lDO2jTuT9Y8c1Mpx0X63Yz0sYd5zN6KPe7UvpuSVvV33T6RaE1o1IVZQjHMYgw==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 16"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/express-rate-limit"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "express": "4 || 5 || ^5.0.0-beta.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/express-slow-down": {
+      "version": "2.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-slow-down/-/express-slow-down-2.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vATCiFd8uQHtTeK5/Q0nLUukhZh+RV5zkcHxLQr0X5dEFVEYqzVXEe48nW23Z49fwtR+ApD9zn9sZRisTCR99w==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "express-rate-limit": "7"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 16"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "express": "4 || 5 || ^5.0.0-beta.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/fast-json-stable-stringify": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-json-stable-stringify/-/fast-json-stable-stringify-2.1.0.tgz",
@@ -3759,6 +3790,14 @@
         "node": ">= 0.4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/helmet": {
+      "version": "7.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/helmet/-/helmet-7.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-g+HZqgfbpXdCkme/Cd/mZkV0aV3BZZZSugecH03kl38m/Kmdx8jKjBikpDj2cr+Iynv4KpYEviojNdTJActJAg==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/hexoid": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hexoid/-/hexoid-1.0.0.tgz",

package.json

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
     "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "ejs": "^3.1.10",
     "express": "^4.19.2",
+    "express-rate-limit": "^7.3.1",
+    "express-slow-down": "^2.0.3",
+    "helmet": "^7.1.0",
     "mime-types": "^2.1.35",
     "multer": "^1.4.5-lts.1",
     "nanoid": "^3.3.7"