Test Case for FEA402

Test Case description	Check that API rate limiting exists and works
Test Case ID	TESTCASE402
Author/Designer	Rasmus Vasara
Date of creation	8.3.2024
Class	Performance

Test description / objective

Test case should verify the operation of API rate limiting to avoid overwhelming traffic from one user

Links to requirements or other sources

• Requirements: ReqId
• Use case: Use Case ?
• Feature: Feature

Test pre-state * For example the Postman application

Test steps

1. Start sending requests towards the server
2. Increase request send rates if necessary

Test end-state

• Should get an error message or such indicating the rate limit is reached.

To be taken into account during test

• Notion 1
• Notion 2

Test result (Pass/Fail Criteria)

• PASS condition: Rate limit is reached, the backend handles it correctly and user is notified

• FAIL condition: Requests are passed through at high rates without being interrupted