wireless_security
Wireless: Bluetooth audit, WiFi assessment, rogue AP detection, disable unused interfaces
This record as markdown: /tools/defense/wireless-security.md
What wireless_security does on Defense
AI agents invoke wireless_security to trigger actions in Defense. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
action | string | Yes | Wireless security action |
interface | string | — | Specific wireless interface to audit (e.g. wlan0) |
output_format | string | — | Output format |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why wireless_security is rated High
This tool performs active network assessments (Bluetooth audit, WiFi assessment, rogue AP detection) which involve scanning and probing external systems, and can disable network interfaces — a system-modifying action that could disrupt connectivity. The 'disable unused interfaces' action is a write/execute operation with potentially significant impact.
From the tool's definition Bluetooth audit, WiFi assessment, rogue AP detection, disable unused interfaces
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs wireless_security safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Defense, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For wireless_security, this is the rule to start with:
wireless_security stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Defense, apply this rule, and every wireless_security call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about wireless_security
Wireless: Bluetooth audit, WiFi assessment, rogue AP detection, disable unused interfaces. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Defense MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
wireless_security accepts 3 parameters: action, interface, output_format. Required: action. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Defense MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for wireless_security: 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 Defense. Nothing to install.
wireless_security is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the wireless_security 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 wireless_security. 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.
wireless_security is provided by the Defense MCP server (defense-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
More on Defense, and thousands of servers like it.
Across the catalogue