retrieveWebAuthnCredentialsForUserWithId
Retrieves all WebAuthn credentials for the given user.
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What retrieveWebAuthnCredentialsForUserWithId does on Fusionauth
AI agents call retrieveWebAuthnCredentialsForUserWithId to retrieve information from Fusionauth without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why retrieveWebAuthnCredentialsForUserWithId is rated Low
This tool performs data retrieval only. It fetches existing WebAuthn credential metadata for a user without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. While credential information is sensitive, the tool itself is read-only and non-destructive, making it a Read-category tool with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name explicitly states 'Retrieves' and description confirms it 'Retrieves all WebAuthn credentials for the given user' — a query operation with no side effects.
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The rule that runs retrieveWebAuthnCredentialsForUserWithId safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Fusionauth, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For retrieveWebAuthnCredentialsForUserWithId, this is the rule to start with:
retrieveWebAuthnCredentialsForUserWithId 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 Fusionauth, apply this rule, and every retrieveWebAuthnCredentialsForUserWithId call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about retrieveWebAuthnCredentialsForUserWithId
Retrieves all WebAuthn credentials for the given user. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Fusionauth MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Fusionauth MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for retrieveWebAuthnCredentialsForUserWithId: 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 Fusionauth. Nothing to install.
retrieveWebAuthnCredentialsForUserWithId 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 retrieveWebAuthnCredentialsForUserWithId 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 retrieveWebAuthnCredentialsForUserWithId. 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.
retrieveWebAuthnCredentialsForUserWithId is provided by the Fusionauth MCP server (@fusionauth/mcp-api). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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