Use clearer name for new middlware

api/api/middleware/client_application_middleware.py → api/api/middleware/response_headers_middleware.py

@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 from api.utils.oauth2_helper import get_token_info
 
 
-def client_application_middleware(get_response):
+def response_headers_middleware(get_response):
+    """
+    Add standard response headers used by Nginx logging.
+
+    These headers help Openverse more easily and directly connect
+    individual requests to each other. This is particularly useful
+    when evaluating traffic patterns from individual source IPs
+    to identify malicious requesters or request patterns.
+    """
+
     def middleware(request):
         response = get_response(request)
 

api/conf/settings/base.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
     "django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware",
-    "api.middleware.client_application_middleware.client_application_middleware",
+    "api.middleware.response_headers_middleware.response_headers_middleware",
 ]
 
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