diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4fffd9cc..67a36fba 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ add_executable(hpcore
     src/sock/socket_client.cpp
     src/sock/socket_server.cpp
     src/sock/socket_session.cpp
+    src/sock/socket_monitor.cpp
     src/p2p/peer_session_handler.cpp
     src/p2p/p2p.cpp
     src/usr/user_session_handler.cpp
diff --git a/examples/hpclient/malicious-client.js b/examples/hpclient/malicious-client.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..389acc21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hpclient/malicious-client.js
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+//
+// HotPocket client example code adopted from:
+// https://github.com/codetsunami/hotpocket/blob/master/hp_client.js
+//
+
+const fs = require('fs')
+const ws_api = require('ws');
+const sodium = require('libsodium-wrappers')
+const readline = require('readline')
+
+// sodium has a trigger when it's ready, we will wait and execute from there
+sodium.ready.then(main).catch((e) => { console.log(e) })
+
+
+function main() {
+
+    if (process.argv.length != 6) {
+        console.log("Incorrect format");
+        console.log("node client.js <ip_address> <port> <bytes_per_message> <interval>");
+        process.exit();
+    }
+
+    var args = process.argv.slice(2);
+    var keys = sodium.crypto_sign_keypair()
+
+
+    // check for client keys
+    if (!fs.existsSync('.hp_client_keys')) {
+        keys.privateKey = sodium.to_hex(keys.privateKey)
+        keys.publicKey = sodium.to_hex(keys.publicKey)
+        fs.writeFileSync('.hp_client_keys', JSON.stringify(keys))
+    } else {
+        keys = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('.hp_client_keys'))
+        keys.privateKey = Uint8Array.from(Buffer.from(keys.privateKey, 'hex'))
+        keys.publicKey = Uint8Array.from(Buffer.from(keys.publicKey, 'hex'))
+    }
+
+
+    var server = 'wss://localhost:8080'
+
+    if (process.argv.length == 3) server = 'wss://localhost:' + args[0]
+
+    if (process.argv.length == 4) server = 'wss://' + args[0] + ':' + args[1]
+
+    var ws = new ws_api(server, {
+        rejectUnauthorized: false
+    })
+
+    /* anatomy of a public challenge
+       {
+       hotpocket: 0.1,
+       type: 'public_challenge',
+       challenge: '<hex string>'
+       }
+     */
+
+
+    // if the console ctrl + c's us we should close ws gracefully
+    process.once('SIGINT', function (code) {
+        console.log('SIGINT received...');
+        ws.close()
+    });
+
+    ws.on('message', (m) => {
+        console.log("-----Received raw message-----")
+        console.log(m.toString())
+        console.log("------------------------------")
+
+        try {
+            m = JSON.parse(m)
+        } catch (e) {
+            return
+        }
+
+        if (m.type != 'public_challenge') return
+
+        console.log("Received challenge message")
+        console.log(m)
+
+        let pkhex = 'ed' + Buffer.from(keys.publicKey).toString('hex');
+        console.log('My public key is: ' + pkhex);
+
+        // sign the challenge and send back the response
+        var sigbytes = sodium.crypto_sign_detached(m.challenge, keys.privateKey);
+        var response = {
+            type: 'challenge_response',
+            challenge: m.challenge,
+            sig: Buffer.from(sigbytes).toString('hex'),
+            pubkey: pkhex
+        }
+
+        console.log('Sending challenge response...');
+        ws.send(JSON.stringify(response));
+        
+        setInterval(() => {
+            var message = generateRandomMessage(args[2]);
+            console.log("Message :" + message);
+            ws.send(message);
+        }, args[3]);
+
+    });
+
+    ws.on('close', () => {
+        console.log('Server disconnected.');
+    });
+}
+
+function generateRandomMessage(length) {
+    var result = '';
+    var characters = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789';
+    var charactersLength = characters.length;
+    for (var i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+        result += characters.charAt(Math.floor(Math.random() * charactersLength));
+    }
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/conf.cpp b/src/conf.cpp
index ab48a675..b6382f48 100644
--- a/src/conf.cpp
+++ b/src/conf.cpp
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ int create_contract()
     cfg.roundtime = 1000;
     cfg.pubport = 8080;
     cfg.pubmaxsize = 65536;
-    cfg.pubmaxmpm = 100;
+    cfg.pubmaxcpm = 1000;
     cfg.peermaxsize = 65536;
-    cfg.peermaxmpm = 1000;
+    cfg.peermaxcpm = 1000;
 
 #ifndef NDEBUG
     cfg.loglevel = "debug";
@@ -233,9 +233,9 @@ int load_config()
     cfg.roundtime = d["roundtime"].GetInt();
     cfg.pubport = d["pubport"].GetInt();
     cfg.pubmaxsize = d["pubmaxsize"].GetInt();
-    cfg.pubmaxmpm = d["pubmaxmpm"].GetInt();
+    cfg.pubmaxcpm = d["pubmaxcpm"].GetInt();
     cfg.peermaxsize = d["peermaxsize"].GetInt();
-    cfg.peermaxmpm = d["peermaxmpm"].GetInt();
+    cfg.peermaxcpm = d["peermaxcpm"].GetInt();
 
     cfg.loglevel = d["loglevel"].GetString();
     cfg.loggers.clear();
@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@ int save_config()
     d.AddMember("roundtime", cfg.roundtime, allocator);
     d.AddMember("pubport", cfg.pubport, allocator);
     d.AddMember("pubmaxsize", cfg.pubmaxsize, allocator);
-    d.AddMember("pubmaxmpm", cfg.pubmaxmpm, allocator);
+    d.AddMember("pubmaxcpm", cfg.pubmaxcpm, allocator);
     d.AddMember("peermaxsize", cfg.peermaxsize, allocator);
-    d.AddMember("peermaxmpm", cfg.peermaxmpm, allocator);
+    d.AddMember("peermaxcpm", cfg.peermaxcpm, allocator);
 
     d.AddMember("loglevel", rapidjson::StringRef(cfg.loglevel.data()), allocator);
     rapidjson::Value loggers(rapidjson::kArrayType);
@@ -403,8 +403,8 @@ int validate_config()
 
     // Other required fields.
     if (cfg.binary.empty() || cfg.listenip.empty() ||
-        cfg.peerport == 0 || cfg.roundtime == 0 || cfg.pubport == 0 || cfg.pubmaxsize == 0 || cfg.pubmaxmpm == 0 || cfg.peermaxsize == 0 || 
-        cfg.peermaxmpm == 0 || cfg.loglevel.empty() || cfg.loggers.empty())
+        cfg.peerport == 0 || cfg.roundtime == 0 || cfg.pubport == 0 || cfg.pubmaxsize == 0 || cfg.pubmaxcpm == 0 || cfg.peermaxsize == 0 || 
+        cfg.peermaxcpm == 0 || cfg.loglevel.empty() || cfg.loggers.empty())
     {
         std::cout << "Required configuration fields missing at " << ctx.configFile << std::endl;
         return -1;
@@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ int is_schema_valid(rapidjson::Document &d)
         "{"
         "\"type\": \"object\","
         "\"required\": [ \"version\", \"pubkeyhex\", \"seckeyhex\", \"binary\", \"binargs\", \"listenip\""
-        ", \"peers\", \"unl\", \"peerport\", \"roundtime\", \"pubport\", \"pubmaxsize\", \"pubmaxmpm\""
-        ", \"peermaxsize\", \"peermaxmpm\", \"loglevel\", \"loggers\" ],"
+        ", \"peers\", \"unl\", \"peerport\", \"roundtime\", \"pubport\", \"pubmaxsize\", \"pubmaxcpm\""
+        ", \"peermaxsize\", \"peermaxcpm\", \"loglevel\", \"loggers\" ],"
         "\"properties\": {"
         "\"version\": { \"type\": \"string\" },"
         "\"pubkeyhex\": { \"type\": \"string\" },"
@@ -510,9 +510,9 @@ int is_schema_valid(rapidjson::Document &d)
         "\"roundtime\": { \"type\": \"integer\" },"
         "\"pubport\": { \"type\": \"integer\" },"
         "\"pubmaxsize\": { \"type\": \"integer\" },"
-        "\"pubmaxmpm\": { \"type\": \"integer\" },"
+        "\"pubmaxcpm\": { \"type\": \"integer\" },"
         "\"peermaxsize\": { \"type\": \"integer\" },"
-        "\"peermaxmpm\": { \"type\": \"integer\" },"
+        "\"peermaxcpm\": { \"type\": \"integer\" },"
         "\"loglevel\": { \"type\": \"string\" },"
         "\"loggers\": {"
         "\"type\": \"array\","
diff --git a/src/conf.hpp b/src/conf.hpp
index 389b57ec..745e0f65 100644
--- a/src/conf.hpp
+++ b/src/conf.hpp
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ struct contract_config
     std::string listenip;                                   // The IPs to listen on for incoming connections
     std::unordered_map<std::string, ip_port_pair> peers;    // Map of peers keyed by "<ip address>:<port>" concatenated format
     std::unordered_set<std::string> unl;                    // Unique node list (list of binary public keys)
-    std::uint16_t peerport;                                 // Listening port for peer connections
-    std::uint16_t roundtime;                                // Consensus round time in ms
-    std::uint16_t pubport;                                  // Listening port for public user connections
-    std::uint64_t pubmaxsize;                               // User message max size in bytes
-    std::uint16_t pubmaxmpm;                                // User message rate (in minutes)
-    std::uint64_t peermaxsize;                              // Peer message max size in bytes
-    std::uint64_t peermaxmpm;                               // Peer message rate (in minutes)
+    uint16_t peerport;                                 // Listening port for peer connections
+    uint16_t roundtime;                                // Consensus round time in ms
+    uint16_t pubport;                                  // Listening port for public user connections
+    uint64_t pubmaxsize;                               // User message max size in bytes
+    uint16_t pubmaxcpm;                                // User message rate (characters(bytes) per minute)
+    uint64_t peermaxsize;                              // Peer message max size in bytes
+    uint64_t peermaxcpm;                               // Peer message rate (characters(bytes) per minute)
     std::string loglevel;                                   // Log severity level (debug, info, warn, error)
     std::unordered_set<std::string> loggers;                // List of enabled loggers (console, file)
 };
diff --git a/src/cons/cons.hpp b/src/cons/cons.hpp
index 14439a7f..b6a15517 100644
--- a/src/cons/cons.hpp
+++ b/src/cons/cons.hpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int broadcast_proposal(const p2p::proposal &p);
 
 void check_majority_stage(bool &is_desync, bool &should_reset, int8_t &majority_stage, vote_counter &votes);
 
-void run_contract_binary(std::int64_t time);
+void run_contract_binary(int64_t time);
 
 } // namespace cons
 
diff --git a/src/p2p/p2p.cpp b/src/p2p/p2p.cpp
index 16c2ad4a..425ee5a2 100644
--- a/src/p2p/p2p.cpp
+++ b/src/p2p/p2p.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ void start_peer_connections()
     //setting up the message max size. Retrieve it from config
     // At the moment same settings are used to initialize a new server and client
     sess_opts.max_message_size = conf::cfg.peermaxsize;
+    sess_opts.max_bytes_per_minute = conf::cfg.peermaxcpm;
 
     // Start listening to peers
     std::make_shared<sock::socket_server<peer_outbound_message>>(
diff --git a/src/sock/socket_monitor.cpp b/src/sock/socket_monitor.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca602c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sock/socket_monitor.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include "socket_monitor.hpp"
+#include "../p2p/peer_session_handler.hpp"
+#include "../usr/user_session_handler.hpp"
+
+namespace sock
+{
+
+/**
+ * Act upon exceeding various thresholds in socket communication
+ * 
+ * @param threshold Type of threshold which has exceeded.
+ * @param threshold_limit Threshold limit at the time of exceedance.
+ * @param session Websocket session which exceeds the threshold.
+ */
+template <class T>
+void threshold_monitor(util::SESSION_THRESHOLDS threshold, int64_t threshold_limit, socket_session<T> *session)
+{
+    if (threshold == util::SESSION_THRESHOLDS::MAX_BYTES_PER_MINUTE)
+    {
+        // Can act accordingly
+        session->close();
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Declaring templates with possible values for T because keeping all those in hpp file makes compile take a long time
+ */
+template void threshold_monitor(util::SESSION_THRESHOLDS threshold, int64_t threshold_limit, socket_session<p2p::peer_outbound_message> *session);
+
+template void threshold_monitor(util::SESSION_THRESHOLDS threshold, int64_t threshold_limit, socket_session<usr::user_outbound_message> *session);
+} // namespace sock
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/sock/socket_monitor.hpp b/src/sock/socket_monitor.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9cde0d4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sock/socket_monitor.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#ifndef _SOCK_MONITOR_H_
+#define _SOCK_MONITOR_H_
+
+#include "../util.hpp"
+#include "socket_session.hpp"
+
+namespace sock{
+
+template <class T>
+void threshold_monitor(util::SESSION_THRESHOLDS threshold, int64_t threshold_limit, socket_session<T> *session);
+}
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/sock/socket_session.cpp b/src/sock/socket_session.cpp
index b4676752..ba2bb20f 100644
--- a/src/sock/socket_session.cpp
+++ b/src/sock/socket_session.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #include "socket_session.hpp"
 #include "../p2p/peer_session_handler.hpp"
 #include "../usr/user_session_handler.hpp"
+#include "socket_monitor.hpp"
 
-namespace sock{
+namespace sock
+{
 
-    template <class T>
+template <class T>
 socket_session<T>::socket_session(websocket::stream<beast::ssl_stream<beast::tcp_stream>> websocket, socket_session_handler<T> &sess_handler)
     : ws(std::move(websocket)), sess_handler(sess_handler)
 {
@@ -23,11 +25,22 @@ socket_session<T>::~socket_session()
  * protocol failure
 */
 template <class T>
-void socket_session<T>::set_message_max_size(std::uint64_t size)
+void socket_session<T>::set_message_max_size(uint64_t size)
 {
     ws.read_message_max(size);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Set thresholds to the socket session
+*/
+template <class T>
+void socket_session<T>::set_threshold(util::SESSION_THRESHOLDS threshold_type, uint64_t threshold_limit, uint64_t intervalms)
+{
+    thresholds[threshold_type].counter_value = 0;
+    thresholds[threshold_type].intervalms = intervalms;
+    thresholds[threshold_type].threshold_limit = threshold_limit;
+}
+
 //port and address will be used to identify from which remote party the message recieved in the handler
 template <class T>
 void socket_session<T>::run(const std::string &&address, const std::string &&port, bool is_server_session, const session_options &sess_opts)
@@ -40,6 +53,12 @@ void socket_session<T>::run(const std::string &&address, const std::string &&por
         set_message_max_size(sess_opts.max_message_size);
     }
 
+    // Create new session_threshold and insert it to thresholds array
+    // Have to maintain the SESSION_THRESHOLDS enum order in inserting new thresholds to thresholds vector
+    // since enum's value is used as index in the vector to update vector values
+    session_threshold max_byte_per_message_threshold{sess_opts.max_bytes_per_minute, 0, 0, 60000};
+    thresholds.push_back(std::move(max_byte_per_message_threshold));
+
     if (is_server_session)
     {
         /**
@@ -94,7 +113,6 @@ void socket_session<T>::on_ssl_handshake(error_code ec)
     }
     else
     {
-
         ws.set_option(
             websocket::stream_base::timeout::suggested(
                 beast::role_type::client));
@@ -149,6 +167,8 @@ void socket_session<T>::on_read(error_code ec, std::size_t)
         return fail(ec, "read");
     }
 
+    increment(util::SESSION_THRESHOLDS::MAX_BYTES_PER_MINUTE, buffer.size());
+
     // Wrap the buffer data in a string_view and call session handler.
     // We DO NOT transfer ownership of buffer data to the session handler. It should
     // read and process the message and we will clear the buffer after its done with it.
@@ -168,6 +188,44 @@ void socket_session<T>::on_read(error_code ec, std::size_t)
         });
 }
 
+/*
+* Increment the provided thresholds counter value with the provided amount and validate it
+*/
+template <class T>
+void socket_session<T>::increment(util::SESSION_THRESHOLDS threshold_type, uint64_t amount)
+{
+    sock::session_threshold &t = thresholds[threshold_type];
+
+    // Ignore the counter if limit is set as 0.
+    if (t.threshold_limit == 0)
+        return;
+
+    uint64_t time_now = util::get_epoch_milliseconds();
+
+    t.counter_value += amount;
+    if (t.timestamp == 0)
+    {
+        t.timestamp = time_now;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        auto elapsed_time = time_now - t.timestamp;
+        if (elapsed_time <= t.intervalms && t.counter_value > t.threshold_limit)
+        {
+            t.timestamp = 0;
+            t.counter_value = 0;
+
+            // Invoke the threshold monitor so any actions will be performed.
+            threshold_monitor(threshold_type, t.threshold_limit, this);
+        }
+        else if (elapsed_time > t.intervalms)
+        {
+            t.timestamp = time_now;
+            t.counter_value = amount;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /*
 * Send message through an active websocket connection
 */
@@ -238,7 +296,7 @@ void socket_session<T>::close()
 */
 //type will be used identify whether the error is due to failure in closing the web socket or transfer of another exception to this method
 template <class T>
-void socket_session<T>::on_close(error_code ec, std::int8_t type)
+void socket_session<T>::on_close(error_code ec, int8_t type)
 {
     if (type == 1)
         return;
@@ -273,21 +331,25 @@ void socket_session<T>::fail(error_code ec, char const *what)
 
 /**
  * Declaring templates with possible values for T because keeping all those in hpp file makes compile take a long time
- */ 
+ */
 template socket_session<p2p::peer_outbound_message>::socket_session(websocket::stream<beast::ssl_stream<beast::tcp_stream>> websocket, socket_session_handler<p2p::peer_outbound_message> &sess_handler);
 template socket_session<p2p::peer_outbound_message>::~socket_session();
-template void socket_session<p2p::peer_outbound_message>::set_message_max_size(std::uint64_t size);
+template void socket_session<p2p::peer_outbound_message>::set_message_max_size(uint64_t size);
 template void socket_session<p2p::peer_outbound_message>::run(const std::string &&address, const std::string &&port, bool is_server_session, const session_options &sess_opts);
 template void socket_session<p2p::peer_outbound_message>::send(p2p::peer_outbound_message msg);
+template void socket_session<p2p::peer_outbound_message>::set_threshold(util::SESSION_THRESHOLDS threshold_type, uint64_t threshold_limit, uint64_t intervalms);
+template void socket_session<p2p::peer_outbound_message>::increment(util::SESSION_THRESHOLDS threshold_type, uint64_t amount);
 template void socket_session<p2p::peer_outbound_message>::init_uniqueid();
 template void socket_session<p2p::peer_outbound_message>::close();
 
 template socket_session<usr::user_outbound_message>::socket_session(websocket::stream<beast::ssl_stream<beast::tcp_stream>> websocket, socket_session_handler<usr::user_outbound_message> &sess_handler);
 template socket_session<usr::user_outbound_message>::~socket_session();
-template void socket_session<usr::user_outbound_message>::set_message_max_size(std::uint64_t size);
+template void socket_session<usr::user_outbound_message>::set_message_max_size(uint64_t size);
 template void socket_session<usr::user_outbound_message>::run(const std::string &&address, const std::string &&port, bool is_server_session, const session_options &sess_opts);
 template void socket_session<usr::user_outbound_message>::send(usr::user_outbound_message msg);
+template void socket_session<usr::user_outbound_message>::set_threshold(util::SESSION_THRESHOLDS threshold_type, uint64_t threshold_limit, uint64_t intervalms);
+template void socket_session<usr::user_outbound_message>::increment(util::SESSION_THRESHOLDS threshold_type, uint64_t amount);
 template void socket_session<usr::user_outbound_message>::init_uniqueid();
 template void socket_session<usr::user_outbound_message>::close();
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace sock
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/sock/socket_session.hpp b/src/sock/socket_session.hpp
index 3189b129..8725eb6a 100644
--- a/src/sock/socket_session.hpp
+++ b/src/sock/socket_session.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 #include <bitset>
+#include <unordered_map>
 #include <boost/asio.hpp>
 #include <boost/beast.hpp>
 #include <boost/beast/core.hpp>
@@ -40,10 +41,29 @@ public:
     virtual std::string_view buffer() = 0;
 };
 
+/*
+* Use this to keep in track of different thresholds which we need to deal with. e.g - maximum amount of bytes allowed per minute through a session
+* threshold_limit - Maximum threshold value which is allowed
+* counter_value - Counter which keeps incrementing per every message
+* timestamp - Timestamp when counter value changes
+* intervalms - Time interval in miliseconds in which the threshold and the counter value should be compared
+*/
+struct session_threshold
+{
+    uint64_t threshold_limit;
+    uint64_t counter_value;
+    uint64_t timestamp;
+    uint64_t intervalms;
+
+    // session_threshold(uint64_t threshold_limit, uint64_t intervalms)
+    //     : threshold_limit(threshold_limit), intervalms(intervalms), counter_value(0), timestamp(0) {}
+};
+
 // Use this to feed the session with default options from the config file
 struct session_options
 {
-    std::uint64_t max_message_size;
+    uint64_t max_message_size;
+    uint64_t max_bytes_per_minute;
 };
 
 //Forward Declaration
@@ -60,6 +80,7 @@ class socket_session : public std::enable_shared_from_this<socket_session<T>>
     websocket::stream<beast::ssl_stream<beast::tcp_stream>> ws; // websocket stream used send an recieve messages
     std::vector<T> queue;                                       // used to store messages temporarily until it is sent to the relevant party
     socket_session_handler<T> &sess_handler;                    // handler passed to gain access to websocket events
+    std::vector<session_threshold> thresholds;                  // track down various thresholdsls
 
     void fail(error_code ec, char const *what);
 
@@ -71,7 +92,8 @@ class socket_session : public std::enable_shared_from_this<socket_session<T>>
 
     void on_write(error_code ec, std::size_t bytes_transferred);
 
-    void on_close(error_code ec, std::int8_t type);
+    void on_close(error_code ec, int8_t type);
+   
 
 public:
     socket_session(websocket::stream<beast::ssl_stream<beast::tcp_stream>> websocket, socket_session_handler<T> &sess_handler);
@@ -100,7 +122,11 @@ public:
 
     void send(T msg);
 
-    void set_message_max_size(std::uint64_t size);
+    void set_message_max_size(uint64_t size);
+
+    void set_threshold(util::SESSION_THRESHOLDS threshold_type, uint64_t threshold_limit, uint64_t interval);
+
+     void increment(util::SESSION_THRESHOLDS threshold_type, uint64_t amount);
 
     // When called, initializes the unique id string for this session.
     void init_uniqueid();
@@ -108,7 +134,5 @@ public:
     void close();
 };
 
-
-
 } // namespace sock
 #endif
diff --git a/src/usr/usr.cpp b/src/usr/usr.cpp
index 96ab5cb7..7fcd4a89 100644
--- a/src/usr/usr.cpp
+++ b/src/usr/usr.cpp
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ void start_listening()
 
     auto address = net::ip::make_address(conf::cfg.listenip);
     sess_opts.max_message_size = conf::cfg.pubmaxsize;
+    sess_opts.max_bytes_per_minute = conf::cfg.pubmaxcpm;
 
     std::make_shared<sock::socket_server<user_outbound_message>>(
         ioc,
diff --git a/src/util.hpp b/src/util.hpp
index 1cafb567..8b606eb7 100644
--- a/src/util.hpp
+++ b/src/util.hpp
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ enum SESSION_FLAG
     USER_AUTHED = 2
 };
 
+/**
+ * Enum used to track down various thresholds used in socket communication 
+ */
+enum SESSION_THRESHOLDS
+{
+    MAX_BYTES_PER_MINUTE = 0
+};
+
 int bin2hex(std::string &encoded_string, const unsigned char *bin, size_t bin_len);
 
 int hex2bin(unsigned char *decoded, size_t decoded_len, std::string_view hex_str);