Medium Risk

attest

Create a hash-chained provenance record for an action you've taken. Each attestation extends the append-only evidence chain. The hash can be independently verified by any third party. Cost: $0.02 per call.

Part of the Kevros — Agentic Identity Trust server.

attest can modify Kevros — Agentic Identity Trust data, with no limits today. PolicyLayer puts allow, deny, and rate-limit rules on every call. Live in minutes.

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AI agents use attest to create or modify resources in Kevros — Agentic Identity Trust. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.

Without a policy, an AI agent could call attest repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. PolicyLayer's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Kevros — Agentic Identity Trust.

Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "attest": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "attest_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access attest gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:

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Every attack above starts with a tool call. PolicyLayer checks each one against your policy first, so attest only ever does what you allow.

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Other write tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.

What does the attest tool do? +

Create a hash-chained provenance record for an action you've taken. Each attestation extends the append-only evidence chain. The hash can be independently verified by any third party. Cost: $0.02 per call.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Kevros — Agentic Identity Trust MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on attest? +

Register the Kevros — Agentic Identity Trust MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for attest: 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 Kevros — Agentic Identity Trust. Nothing to install.

What risk level is attest? +

attest is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit attest? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the attest 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.

How do I block attest completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for attest. 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.

What MCP server provides attest? +

attest is provided by the Kevros — Agentic Identity Trust MCP server (https://governance.taskhawktech.com/mcp/). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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