}

    /**
     * Escapes special characters in a value for use in LDAP search filters.
     * This method escapes characters that have special meaning in LDAP filter expressions
     * to prevent LDAP injection attacks.
     *
     * @param value the value to escape (null is treated as empty string)
     * @return the escaped value safe for use in LDAP search filters

import jakarta.servlet.ServletResponse;
import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

/**
 * Filter for rate limiting to protect against bot attacks and excessive requests.
 * Tracks request counts per IP address and blocks excessive requests based on configurable thresholds.
 */
public class RateLimitFilter implements Filter {

     * in the data store plugin directory and extracts component class names.
     *
     * <p>The method uses secure XML parsing features to prevent XXE attacks and
     * other XML-based vulnerabilities. Component class names are extracted from
     * the 'class' attribute of 'component' elements in the XML files.</p>
     *

* [LastaFlute](https://github.com/lastaflute/lastaflute "LastaFlute") : Framework Web
* [Lasta Job](https://github.com/lastaflute/lasta-job "Lasta Job") : Planificateur de tâches
* [Fess Crawler](https://github.com/codelibs/fess-crawler "Fess Crawler") : Crawler Web