High-risk tools in Hass
4 of the 16 tools in Hass are classified as high 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 high risk
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ha_area_lights_offExecuteTurn off all lights in an area (by area_id).
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ha_area_lights_onExecuteTurn on all lights in an area (by area_id).
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ha_call_serviceExecuteCall a Home Assistant service (domain/service) with data payload.
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ha_render_templateExecuteRender a Jinja2 template and return the result.
Attacks that target this class
High-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.