Redis Integration

FlaskAPI Guard uses Redis for distributed state management across multiple instances.

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Basic Configuration

config = SecurityConfig(
    enable_redis=True,
    redis_url="redis://prod-redis:6379/1",
    redis_prefix="myapp:security:"
)

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Key Features

• Distributed Rate Limiting
• Shared IP Ban List
• Cloud IP Range Caching
• Pattern Storage for Penetration Detection

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Fallback Behavior

When Redis is disabled (enable_redis=False):

• Uses in-memory storage (TTLCache)
• Rate limits are instance-local
• IP bans only affect current instance
• Cloud IP ranges refresh hourly

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Connection Management

# Get RedisManager instance from extension
redis = app.extensions["flaskapi_guard"].redis_handler

# Manual connection handling example
with redis.get_connection() as conn:
    conn.set("key", "value")

# Automatic operation retry with proper arguments
redis.safe_operation(
    lambda conn: conn.get("my_key"),
    namespace="data",
    key="my_key"
)

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Key Namespacing

Keys are automatically prefixed using: {redis_prefix}{namespace}:{key}

Example: flaskapi_guard:cloud_ranges:AWS

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Best Practices

1. Use separate Redis databases for different environments
2. Set appropriate TTLs for transient data
3. Monitor connection pool size in high-traffic deployments
4. Use safe_operation for all Redis interactions