verify_signature
Verify a signature against a message and public key.
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What verify_signature does on Tenzro Ledger MCP
AI agents call verify_signature to retrieve information from Tenzro Ledger MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why verify_signature is rated Low
Signature verification is a pure read operation that retrieves/validates cryptographic information without modifying data or triggering external actions. Even in the context of a ledger/wallet system, this tool only performs cryptographic checks and cannot be misused to cause financial, destructive, or execution-based harm.
From the tool's definition The tool 'verify_signature' performs verification of a signature against a message and public key. This is a read-only cryptographic validation operation with no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute any state-changing operations.
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The rule that runs verify_signature safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Tenzro Ledger MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For verify_signature, this is the rule to start with:
verify_signature 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 Tenzro Ledger MCP, apply this rule, and every verify_signature call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about verify_signature
Verify a signature against a message and public key. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Tenzro Ledger MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Tenzro Ledger MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for verify_signature: 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 Tenzro Ledger MCP. Nothing to install.
verify_signature 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 verify_signature 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 verify_signature. 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.
verify_signature is provided by the Tenzro Ledger MCP server (https://canton-mcp.tenzro.network/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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