A response rate limiting device is provided that may reduce the volume of network traffic generated as a result of an amplification attack. The rate liming device receives a packet and determines identification information corresponding to the packet. The rate limiting device receives a second packet bound for a network destination. Based at least in part on the size of the first packet and the size of the second packet, the rate limiting device determines a transmission rate for the second packet. The second packet is transmitted to the network destination in accordance with the determined transfer rate.