linux_ssh_authorized_keys
AI agents call linux_ssh_authorized_keys to retrieve information from Velociraptor 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 SSH public keys from a Linux system's authorized_keys file—a read-only forensic collection activity with no data modification or deletion. The medium severity reflects that SSH key exposure could aid attackers in lateral movement or persistence analysis, but the tool itself performs no destructive or modifying action.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'linux_ssh_authorized_keys' indicates retrieval of SSH authorized keys file; empty description prevents certainty; sibling tools like 'collect_file', 'collect_artifact', and 'linux_bash_history' on a forensics platform confirm this is a data…
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
linux_ssh_authorized_keys. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Velociraptor MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Velociraptor MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for linux_ssh_authorized_keys: 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 Velociraptor MCP Server. Nothing to install.
linux_ssh_authorized_keys 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 linux_ssh_authorized_keys 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 linux_ssh_authorized_keys. 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.
linux_ssh_authorized_keys is provided by the Velociraptor MCP Server MCP server (snoe-findley/mcp-velociraptor). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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