masscan_fast_scan

What masscan_fast_scan does on Kali Security MCP

AI agents invoke masscan_fast_scan to trigger actions in Kali Security MCP. 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_fast_scan is rated High

Masscan is a high-speed network port scanner that executes active network reconnaissance by sending TCP/UDP packets to target systems. Even without a description, the tool name clearly references masscan, a known offensive security tool. On a server explicitly described as integrating Kali Linux penetration testing tools, this tool executes network scans against external targets.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'masscan_fast_scan' combined with server context: Kali Linux security tools for penetration testing. Masscan is a well-known high-speed port scanner that actively sends packets to target hosts.

Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets

The rule that runs masscan_fast_scan safely

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

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

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