For the following items, which one is the weakness of rate limiting as a response to a DoS attack?
A) Rate limiting does not detect attacks.
B) Rate limiting is too processor-intensive.
C) Rate limiting does not drop enough packets.
D) Rate limiting only works on inbound traffic.

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Rate limiting is a technique used to control the amount of incoming or outgoing traffic to or from a network. However, it does not inherently detect attacks; it merely limits the rate of traffic, which means it may not identify whether the traffic is legitimate or part of a DoS attack.

For the Following Items, Which One Is the Weakness of Rate