perform_firewall_audit
Performs a basic security audit of the OPNsense configuration.
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What perform_firewall_audit does on OPNsense MCP Server
AI agents call perform_firewall_audit to retrieve information from OPNsense 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 perform_firewall_audit is rated Low
A security audit examines and reports on existing configuration and security posture. It retrieves data about the firewall's current state and settings to assess compliance and identify vulnerabilities, but does not create, modify, delete, or execute actions. This is a non-destructive, informational operation with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'audit' and description states it 'Performs a basic security audit' - auditing is a read-only operation that queries and analyzes configuration without modifying state.
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The rule that runs perform_firewall_audit safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and OPNsense MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For perform_firewall_audit, this is the rule to start with:
perform_firewall_audit 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 OPNsense MCP Server, apply this rule, and every perform_firewall_audit call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about perform_firewall_audit
Performs a basic security audit of the OPNsense configuration. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OPNsense MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the OPNsense MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for perform_firewall_audit: 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 OPNsense MCP Server. Nothing to install.
perform_firewall_audit 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 perform_firewall_audit 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 perform_firewall_audit. 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.
perform_firewall_audit is provided by the OPNsense MCP Server MCP server (fakebizprez/opnsense-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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