added request limiter to backend

backendV2/package-lock.json

@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
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-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "v2.1.1 (dev)",
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   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "backendv2",
-      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "version": "v2.1.1 (dev)",
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       "dependencies": {
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "dotenv": "^17.2.1",
         "ejs": "^3.1.10",
         "express": "^5.1.0",
+        "express-rate-limit": "^8.4.1",
         "jose": "^6.0.12",
         "mysql2": "^3.14.3",
         "nodemailer": "^7.0.6"
@@ -349,6 +350,24 @@
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       }
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+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ip-address": "10.1.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 16"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/express-rate-limit"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "express": ">= 4.11"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/filelist": {
       "version": "1.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/filelist/-/filelist-1.0.4.tgz",
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       "license": "ISC"
     },
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+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 12"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ipaddr.js": {
       "version": "1.9.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ipaddr.js/-/ipaddr.js-1.9.1.tgz",