List all active SSH connections
AI agents call ssh_list_connections to retrieve information from SSH 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 information about active SSH connections without modifying data, executing code, or performing destructive actions. However, severity is elevated to 'medium' rather than 'low' because connection metadata could reveal sensitive information about server infrastructure, authentication details, or operational patterns that could be exploited for reconnaissance or lateral movement in a multi-server…
From the tool's definition Tool name 'ssh_list_connections' and description 'List all active SSH connections' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification or execution of commands.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all active SSH connections. It is categorised as a Read tool in the SSH MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the SSH MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ssh_list_connections: 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 SSH MCP Server. Nothing to install.
ssh_list_connections 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 ssh_list_connections 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 ssh_list_connections. 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.
ssh_list_connections is provided by the SSH MCP Server MCP server (zibdie/ssh-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
ssh_list_connections is one line of SSH MCP Server's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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