security_headers_check
Check HTTP security headers configuration for best practices
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What security_headers_check does on Kali Linux MCP Server
AI agents call security_headers_check to retrieve information from Kali Linux MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why security_headers_check is rated Low
This tool performs security header analysis against best practices without modifying systems, executing code, or triggering external operations. It retrieves and analyzes header data from a target web server to identify misconfigurations. No irreversible changes, code execution, financial impact, or destructive actions are implied. This is a standard security audit Read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Check[s] HTTP security headers configuration' — a passive inspection operation with no modification, execution, or side effects. The verb 'check' and context of 'configuration' review indicate read-only analysis.
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The rule that runs security_headers_check safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Kali Linux MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For security_headers_check, this is the rule to start with:
security_headers_check is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Kali Linux MCP Server, apply this rule, and every security_headers_check call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about security_headers_check
Check HTTP security headers configuration for best practices. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Kali Linux MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Kali Linux MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for security_headers_check: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Kali Linux MCP Server. Nothing to install.
security_headers_check is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the security_headers_check rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for security_headers_check. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
security_headers_check is provided by the Kali Linux MCP Server MCP server (alessandroannini/kali-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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