Get CA certificate and installation instructions
AI agents call ssl_get_ca_certificate to retrieve information from Web Proxy MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and returns CA certificate data and documentation for installation purposes. It performs a read-only query operation with no side effects on system state, data modification, code execution, or financial impact. The retrieval of certificates and their documentation is a standard informational operation typical of proxy infrastructure management.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'ssl_get_ca_certificate' and description 'Get CA certificate and installation instructions' indicate retrieval of certificate data and instructions without modifying or executing operations.
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Get CA certificate and installation instructions. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Web Proxy MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Web Proxy MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ssl_get_ca_certificate: 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 Web Proxy MCP Server. Nothing to install.
ssl_get_ca_certificate 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 ssl_get_ca_certificate 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 ssl_get_ca_certificate. 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.
ssl_get_ca_certificate is provided by the Web Proxy MCP Server MCP server (mako10k/mcp-web-proxy). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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