Download the SSL certificate from the CML server.
AI agents call download_ssl_cert to retrieve information from Cloudera Machine Learning (CML) 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 an SSL certificate, which is a read operation with no side effects. However, severity is elevated to medium because SSL certificates are security-sensitive material; if downloaded by an unauthorized agent, they could be used for man-in-the-middle attacks or other security compromise, despite the tool itself being read-only.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'download_ssl_cert' and description states 'Download the SSL certificate from the CML server.' The verb 'download' indicates retrieval of data without modification or deletion.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Download the SSL certificate from the CML server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Cloudera Machine Learning (CML) MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Cloudera Machine Learning (CML) MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for download_ssl_cert: 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 Cloudera Machine Learning (CML) MCP Server. Nothing to install.
download_ssl_cert 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 download_ssl_cert 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 download_ssl_cert. 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.
download_ssl_cert is provided by the Cloudera Machine Learning (CML) MCP Server MCP server (yw449/cloudera-cml-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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