Critical-risk tools in Gandi
27 of the 187 tools in Gandi are classified as critical risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at critical risk
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gandi_cert_revokeDestructiveRevoke an issued certificate.
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gandi_comment_deleteDestructiveDelete the comment on a Gandi object.
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gandi_domain_deleteDestructiveDelete a domain (restricted — typically only works on test TLDs).
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gandi_domain_delete_dnssec_keyDestructiveRemove a DS record from the registry.
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gandi_domain_delete_glue_recordDestructiveDelete a glue record.
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gandi_domain_delete_tagsDestructiveRemove all operator-defined tags from a domain.
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gandi_domain_delete_web_redirectionDestructiveDelete a web redirection by host.
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gandi_email_delete_forwardDestructiveDelete a forwarding address.
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gandi_email_delete_mailboxDestructiveDelete a mailbox (frees the slot — mail is destroyed).
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gandi_email_purge_mailboxDestructivePurge the contents of a mailbox (destroys all mail, keeps the mailbox).
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gandi_linkedzone_delete_zoneDestructiveDelete a linked zone.
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gandi_livedns_delete_all_recordsDestructiveDelete ALL records in a zone (highly destructive — snapshot first).
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gandi_livedns_delete_dnssec_keyDestructiveDelete a LiveDNS DNSSEC key.
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gandi_livedns_delete_named_recordsDestructiveDelete ALL records under a name (every type).
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gandi_livedns_delete_recordDestructiveDelete a specific (name, type) record set.
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gandi_livedns_delete_snapshotDestructiveDelete a zone snapshot.
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gandi_mailbox_delete_forwardDestructiveDelete a mailbox forward by source address (current mailbox product).
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gandi_mailbox_delete_mailboxDestructiveDelete a mailbox (current mailbox product, not legacy email).
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gandi_simplehosting_delete_instanceDestructiveDelete a Simple Hosting instance.
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gandi_simplehosting_delete_vhostDestructiveDelete a vhost from a Simple Hosting instance.
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gandi_simplehosting_purge_vhost_cacheDestructivePurge the cache of a vhost on a Simple Hosting instance.
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gandi_domain_registerFinancialgandi_domain_register
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gandi_domain_renewFinancialgandi_domain_renew
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gandi_domain_transfer_inFinancialgandi_domain_transfer_in
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gandi_email_refund_slotFinancialRefund/delete an unused slot (within the refund window).
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gandi_mailbox_buy_productFinancialgandi_mailbox_buy_product
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gandi_mailbox_renew_mailboxFinancialgandi_mailbox_renew_mailbox
Attacks that target this class
Critical-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.