masscan_high_speed

What masscan_high_speed does on Nyxstrike

AI agents invoke masscan_high_speed to trigger actions in Nyxstrike. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

Why masscan_high_speed is rated High

Masscan is a widely recognized offensive security tool that performs high-speed TCP port scanning across large IP ranges. Running it constitutes executing an active network operation against potentially external targets. On a platform explicitly described as an 'AI Powered penetration testing Platform for offensive security research', this tool likely triggers external network scanning.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'masscan_high_speed' on a penetration testing platform with sibling tools like 'aircrack_ng', 'ai_generate_attack_suite', and 'advanced_payload_generation'. Masscan is a well-known high-speed port scanner used for network reconnaissance.

Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets

The rule that runs masscan_high_speed safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Nyxstrike, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For masscan_high_speed, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "masscan_high_speed": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "masscan_high_speed_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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