analyze_dnssec_upstream_security
AI agents call analyze_dnssec_upstream_security to retrieve information from BasicSec MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs security analysis on DNS upstream configurations, which is fundamentally a read operation querying DNS records and security status. It has no capability to modify DNS records, delete data, execute arbitrary commands, or trigger financial transactions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'analyze_dnssec_upstream_security' and sibling tools 'analyze_dnssec_security', 'check_dnssec_status', 'get_dmarc_record', 'get_mx_records', 'get_spf_record' all indicate DNS/email security analysis and validation.
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analyze_dnssec_upstream_security. It is categorised as a Read tool in the BasicSec MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the BasicSec MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for analyze_dnssec_upstream_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 BasicSec MCP Server. Nothing to install.
analyze_dnssec_upstream_security 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 analyze_dnssec_upstream_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 analyze_dnssec_upstream_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.
analyze_dnssec_upstream_security is provided by the BasicSec MCP Server MCP server (marlinkcyber/basicsec-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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