If you're reasonably certain that the request is being made by a malicious bot, you could try responding with a ZIP bomb [1] if HTTP 1.1 or newer is being used

If you're reasonably certain that the request is being made by a malicious bot, you could try responding with a ZIP bomb [1] if HTTP 1.1 or newer is being used and the bot accepts compression. It can cause problems for several browser engines. [1] https://blog.haschek.at/2017/how-to-defend-your-website-with-zip-bombs.html https://blog.haschek.at/2017/how-to-defend-your-website-with...