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# Ingress Control

For improved security we have an ingress control contract that independently controls under which conditions certain user functions can be executed. Capabilities include:

* pausing → ability to pause either the whole protocol or specific functions
* rate limit → restricted outflows of funds (for withdraws, borrows and claim rewards)
* allow/sanctioned lists → ability to control access from specific addresses

These allow the protocol to be more resilient to extreme market conditions.