WebTrap: Adaptive detection and mitigation of algorithmic complexity attacks on web endpoints

WebTrap is a system that detects and stops algorithmic complexity attacks, which are attempts to make web servers slow down by sending specially crafted requests that force the server to do excessive computation. The system uses adaptive techniques, meaning it adjusts its defenses based on what it observes, to identify and block these attacks on web endpoints (the specific URLs or functions that accept user requests).