# Unbounded Access

> Permitting callers to make unlimited requests with no rate limit, allowing overload and abuse.

Record: `lex:unbounded-access`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-unbounded-access

## category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## referenced-by

- [Rate Limiting](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/rate-limiting.md)