From 12cefe68e8267d80301b2cfd6a687f51999255a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andy Dixon <andy@andydixon.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:53:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify provider rate limits may be source-identity
 scoped

Add integration guidance that provider abuse controls can apply across related auth endpoints based on source identity, reinforcing backoff and retry discipline.
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 docs/INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/docs/INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md b/docs/INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md
index 56eb515..4da2bf0 100644
--- a/docs/INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md
+++ b/docs/INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ try {
 - For token exchange and refresh, apply bounded retry/backoff on transient provider failures instead of immediate repeated retries.
 - If you call provider WebAuthn login challenge/verify endpoints directly, use `POST` only.
 - Configure OAuth client redirect URIs as HTTPS in production; reserve HTTP for localhost loopback testing only.
+- Assume provider rate limits are enforced per source identity (for example IP) and shared across related auth endpoints.
 - Rotate client secrets for confidential clients.
 - Add a unique `nonce` to each OIDC authorisation request.
 - Validate `state` on every callback request.