diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 8ce7039..f8eedf3 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -6,50 +6,134 @@ import os
 import random
 import string
 import sys
+import time
 from asyncio import AbstractEventLoop
+from collections import deque
 from os import path
 from types import FrameType
 from typing import AnyStr, Optional, Tuple
+from _asyncio import Task
 
 import asyncssh
 from asyncssh import SSHKey, SSHServerConnection
+from asyncssh.channel import (
+    SSHUNIXChannel,
+    SSHUNIXSession,
+    SSHUNIXSessionFactory,
+)
 from asyncssh.listener import create_unix_forward_listener
 from asyncssh.misc import MaybeAwait
-from asyncssh.channel import SSHUNIXChannel, SSHUNIXSession, SSHUNIXSessionFactory
 from loguru import logger
 from loguru._handler import Handler
 
+
 unix_sockets_dir: str = os.getenv("UNIX_SOCKETS_DIRECTORY", "/tmp/collabore-tunnel")
 server_hostname: str = os.getenv("SERVER_HOSTNAME", "tnl.clb.re")
 config_dir: str = os.getenv("CONFIG_DIRECTORY", ".")
+welcome_banner_file: str = os.getenv("WELCOME_BANNER_FILE", "./welcome_banner.txt")
+rate_limit_count: int = int(os.getenv("RATE_LIMIT_COUNT", "5"))
+rate_limit_interval: int = int(os.getenv("RATE_LIMIT_INTERVAL", "60"))
+max_connections_per_ip: int = int(os.getenv("MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_IP", "5"))
+timeout: int = int(os.getenv("TIMEOUT", "120"))
 ssh_server_host: str = os.getenv("SSH_SERVER_HOST", "0.0.0.0")
 ssh_server_port: int = int(os.getenv("SSH_SERVER_PORT", "22"))
 log_level: str = os.getenv("LOG_LEVEL", "INFO")
 log_depth: int = int(os.getenv("LOG_DEPTH", "2"))
 
-welcome_banner = f"===============================================================================\n\
-Welcome to collabore tunnel!\n\
-collabore tunnel is a free and open source service offered as part of the\n\
-club elec collabore platform (https://collabore.fr) operated by club elec that\n\
-allows you to expose your local services on the public Internet.\n\
-To learn more about collabore tunnel,\n\
-visit the documentation website: https://tunnel.collabore.fr/\n\
-club elec (https://clubelec.insset.fr) is a french not-for-profit\n\
-student organisation.\n\
-===============================================================================\n\n"
+
+def read_welcome_banner() -> str:
+    """Read the welcome banner from a file"""
+    if not os.path.exists(welcome_banner_file):
+        return welcome_banner
+    with open(welcome_banner_file, "r", encoding="UTF-8") as file:
+        return file.read()
+
+
+welcome_banner: str = read_welcome_banner()
+
+
+class RateLimiter:
+    """Rate limiter handling class"""
+
+    def __init__(self, max_requests: int, interval: int):
+        """Init class"""
+        self.max_requests: int = max_requests
+        self.interval: int = interval
+        self.timestamps: deque = deque()
+
+    def is_rate_limited(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if rate limited"""
+        now: float = time.time()
+        while self.timestamps and self.timestamps[0] < now - self.interval:
+            self.timestamps.popleft()
+        if len(self.timestamps) >= self.max_requests:
+            return True
+        self.timestamps.append(now)
+        return False
+
+
+class ConcurrentConnections:
+    """Concurrent connection handling class"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Init class"""
+        self.ip_connections: dict = {}
+
+    def increment(self, ip_addr: str) -> None:
+        """Increment the number of concurrent connections for an IP"""
+        if ip_addr not in self.ip_connections:
+            self.ip_connections[ip_addr] = 1
+        else:
+            self.ip_connections[ip_addr] += 1
+
+    def decrement(self, ip_addr: str) -> None:
+        """Decrement the number of concurrent connections for an IP"""
+        self.ip_connections[ip_addr] -= 1
+
+    def get(self, ip_addr: str) -> int:
+        """Get the number of concurent connection for an IP"""
+        return self.ip_connections.get(ip_addr, 0)
+
+
+ip_address_connections = ConcurrentConnections()
+
+
+def check_concurrent_connections(ip_addr: str) -> bool:
+    """Checking for concurrent connections"""
+    return ip_address_connections.get(ip_addr) >= max_connections_per_ip
 
 
 class SSHServer(asyncssh.SSHServer):
     """SSH server protocol handler class"""
 
+    rate_limiters: dict = {}
+
     def __init__(self):
         """Init class"""
         self.conn: SSHServerConnection
         self.socket_path: str
+        self.ip_addr: str
+
+    def check_rate_limit(self, ip_addr: str) -> bool:
+        """Check if rate limited"""
+        if ip_addr not in self.rate_limiters:
+            self.rate_limiters[ip_addr] = RateLimiter(
+                rate_limit_count, rate_limit_interval
+            )
+        return self.rate_limiters[ip_addr].is_rate_limited()
 
     def connection_made(self, conn: SSHServerConnection) -> None:
         """Called when a connection is made"""
         self.conn = conn
+        self.ip_addr, _ = conn.get_extra_info("peername")
+
+        if self.check_rate_limit(self.ip_addr):
+            conn.set_extra_info(rate_limited=True)
+
+        if check_concurrent_connections(self.ip_addr):
+            conn.set_extra_info(connection_limited=True)
+
+        ip_address_connections.increment(self.ip_addr)
 
     def connection_lost(self, exc: Optional[Exception]) -> None:
         """Called when a connection is lost or closed"""
@@ -59,6 +143,7 @@ class SSHServer(asyncssh.SSHServer):
             os.remove(self.socket_path)
         except AttributeError:
             pass
+        ip_address_connections.decrement(self.ip_addr)
 
     def begin_auth(self, username: str) -> MaybeAwait[bool]:
         """Authentication has been requested by the client"""
@@ -98,27 +183,67 @@ class SSHServer(asyncssh.SSHServer):
 async def handle_ssh_client(process) -> None:
     """Function called every time a client connects to the SSH server"""
     socket_name: str = process.get_extra_info("socket_name")
+    rate_limited: bool = process.get_extra_info("rate_limited")
+    connection_limited: bool = process.get_extra_info("connection_limited")
     response: str = ""
-    if not socket_name:
-        response = f"Usage: ssh -R /:host:port ssh.tunnel.collabore.fr\n"
-        process.stdout.write(response + "\n")
-        process.exit(1)
-        logging.info(
-            "The user was ejected because they did not connect in port forwarding mode."
+
+    async def process_timeout(process):
+        """Function to terminate the connection automatically
+        after a specific period of time (in minutes)"""
+        await asyncio.sleep(timeout * 60)
+        response = (
+            f"Timeout: you were automatically ejected after {timeout} minutes of use.\n"
         )
+        process.stdout.write(response + "\n")
+        process.logger.info(
+            f"The user was automatically ejected after {timeout} minutes of use"
+        )
+        process.close()
+
+    if not rate_limited:
+        if not connection_limited:
+            if not socket_name:
+                response = "Usage: ssh -R /:host:port ssh.tunnel.collabore.fr\n"
+                process.stdout.write(response + "\n")
+                process.logger.info(
+                    "The user was ejected because they did not connect in port forwarding mode"
+                )
+                process.exit(1)
+                return
+            no_tls: str = f"{socket_name}.{server_hostname}"
+            tls: str = f"https://{socket_name}.{server_hostname}"
+            response = f"{welcome_banner}\nYour local service has been exposed to the public\n\
+Internet address: {no_tls}\nTLS termination: {tls}\n"
+            process.stdout.write(response + "\n")
+            process.logger.info(f"Exposed on {no_tls}")
+            read_task: Task = asyncio.create_task(process.stdin.read())
+            timeout_task: Task = asyncio.create_task(process_timeout(process))
+            done, pending = await asyncio.wait(
+                [read_task, timeout_task], return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED
+            )
+            for task in done:
+                try:
+                    await task
+                except asyncssh.BreakReceived:
+                    pass
+            for task in pending:
+                task.cancel()
+
+            process.exit(0)
+        else:
+            response = (
+                "Per-IP connection limit: too many connections running over this IP.\n"
+            )
+            process.stdout.write(response + "\n")
+            process.logger.warning("Rejected connection due to per-IP connection limit")
+            process.exit(1)
+            return
+    else:
+        response = "Rate limited: please try later.\n"
+        process.stdout.write(response + "\n")
+        process.logger.warning("Rejected connection due to rate limit")
+        process.exit(1)
         return
-    no_tls: str = f"{socket_name}.{server_hostname}"
-    tls: str = f"https://{socket_name}.{server_hostname}"
-    response = f"{welcome_banner}Your local service has been exposed\
- to the public Internet address: {no_tls}\nTLS termination: {tls}\n"
-    process.stdout.write(response + "\n")
-    logging.info(f"Exposed on {no_tls}, {tls}.")
-    while not process.stdin.at_eof():
-        try:
-            await process.stdin.read()
-        except asyncssh.TerminalSizeChanged:
-            pass
-    process.exit(0)
 
 
 async def start_ssh_server() -> None:
@@ -182,10 +307,8 @@ def init_logging():
     """Init logging with a custom handler"""
     logging.root.handlers: Handler = [InterceptHandler()]
     logging.root.setLevel(log_level)
-    for name in logging.root.manager.loggerDict.keys():
-        logging.getLogger(name).handlers: list = []
-        logging.getLogger(name).propagate: bool = True
-    logger.configure(handlers=[{"sink": sys.stdout, "serialize": False}])
+    fmt = "<green>[{time}]</green> <level>[{level}]</level> - <level>{message}</level>"
+    logger.configure(handlers=[{"sink": sys.stdout, "serialize": False, "format": fmt}])
 
 
 def get_random_slug(length) -> str: