Retrieve an existing authentication configuration by ID.
AI agents call getAccessibilityAuthConfig to retrieve information from BrowserStack without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves data (an authentication configuration) without modifying, deleting, or executing actions. It is a straightforward data retrieval operation, classified as Read. The severity is low because authentication configuration data, while sensitive, is not being modified or acted upon, and the blast radius of retrieving it is limited to information exposure risk.
From the tool's definition 'Retrieve an existing authentication configuration by ID' - the verb 'Retrieve' and the read-only nature of fetching an existing configuration indicate a query operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Retrieve an existing authentication configuration by ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the BrowserStack MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the BrowserStack MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getAccessibilityAuthConfig: 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 BrowserStack. Nothing to install.
getAccessibilityAuthConfig 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 getAccessibilityAuthConfig 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 getAccessibilityAuthConfig. 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.
getAccessibilityAuthConfig is provided by the BrowserStack MCP server (browserstack/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.