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KIP-226 added support for dynamic update of broker configuration. In this KIP, we propose to extend the support to dynamic update of max.connections.per.ip/max.connections.per.ip.overrides configs. This will be useful in the situations where a particular host (or set of hosts) is causing some trouble for the broker. Adminstrators Administrators can dynamically update these configs to restrict the connections coming from faulty from faulty hosts.
Proposed Changes
Use case: To restrict the connections coming from faulty clients/hosts
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