# `dev.certdesk/certdesk` on anlyon.dev

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> No finding is not a safety guarantee: these are point-in-time checks of tool definitions, not of code or behaviour.

- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/dev.certdesk/certdesk
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/dev.certdesk/certdesk
- Version: 0.9.0 (active)
- Publisher: dev.certdesk (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:11:41.390Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
certdesk
TLS cert verdict (OK/WARN/CRITICAL/UNKNOWN) from the served chain: expiry, revocation, alerts
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T18:58:50.843Z over streamable-http.

**7 tools: 5 change things and 2 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 5 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 2 | allow |

## Exfil surface

No private-data -> untrusted-input -> outbound path in this server alone: no tool is tagged private-data.

| Tag | Meaning | Tools |
| --- | --- | --- |
| private-data | Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories. | none |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | `mcp__certdesk__check_certificate` `mcp__certdesk__check_dns` `mcp__certdesk__check_dns_propagation` `mcp__certdesk__check_expiry` `mcp__certdesk__check_security` `mcp__certdesk__watch_expiry` |
| outbound | Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL. | `mcp__certdesk__watch_expiry` |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Changes things (5)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `check_certificate`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Check one domain's TLS certificate and return a verdict: status OK | WARN | CRITICAL | UNKNOWN, judged from the certificate chain the server actually serves. Measured from Korean point A (full chain and CRL revocation) plus Korean point B and an overseas point on the Globalping public measurement network (per-point results in measuredFrom; disagreement between points is a WARN). Checks: verification (expired, not yet valid, hostname mismatch, self-signed, untrusted root, missing intermediate, revoked via CRL), days left, renewal point, a newer certificate issued but not deployed (CT logs), the served chain and the issuing CA's incident history. If the server cannot be measured the status is UNKNOWN and CT logs are shown only as an estimate, never as OK. Set detail=true to include the full chain in the text output.
```

### `check_dns`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
DNS and hosting facts for a domain: nameservers with DNS provider, A/AAAA with IP owner (ASN), CNAME, MX, CAA (which CAs may issue), SPF/DMARC, DNSSEC, registrar and domain expiry (RDAP).
```

### `check_expiry`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Verdict for up to 5 domains at once: status OK | WARN | CRITICAL | UNKNOWN per domain combining the served certificate (verification, days left, null when the server cannot be measured) and domain registration expiry (RDAP), plus Korean alert lines. Use this for inventories, CI gates (fail unless status is OK) and periodic checks.
```

### `check_security`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Security posture check of a web server (no port scanning): TLS protocol support (legacy 1.0/1.1 detection via a Korean network probe), security headers (HSTS/CSP/X-Content-Type-Options/anti-clickjacking/Referrer-Policy), HTTP→HTTPS redirect, and certificate key/signature strength. Returns per-item pass/warn/fail and an overall grade.
```

### `watch_expiry`

- The description's first verb is "subscribe": a word for a change.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.
- Tag outbound: The input takes a URL (input.webhook): a request to a URL can carry data to whoever runs it.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Subscribe an email address to free daily expiry monitoring of up to 5 domains (certificate, domain registration and security grade) with email alerts, plus an optional Slack/Discord/Telegram/webhook channel. Also alerts when Certificate Transparency logs show a new certificate for a domain from a CA not seen before (possible unauthorized issuance). Double opt-in: a confirmation email is sent and monitoring starts only after the recipient clicks the link; one confirmation email per address per 24 hours. Use only an address the user owns and explicitly asked to use.
```

## Only reads (2)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `check_dns_propagation`

- The description's first verb is "compare": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Compare answers for one DNS record across resolvers: the authoritative nameservers, Korean ISPs (KT, SK Broadband, LG U+) and public resolvers (Cloudflare, Google, Quad9, OpenDNS), measured from a Korean network. Use it to confirm a TXT/CNAME for certificate domain validation (e.g. _acme-challenge) has propagated.
```

### `explain_tls_error`

- The name "explain_tls_error" says "explain": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Explain a TLS/SSL certificate error message from a browser, curl/OpenSSL, Java, Python, Node.js, Go or .NET: likely causes, fixes, and links to step-by-step guides (Korean). Works offline from a curated knowledge base.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `certdesk`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__certdesk__check_dns_propagation",
      "mcp__certdesk__explain_tls_error"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__certdesk__check_certificate",
      "mcp__certdesk__check_expiry",
      "mcp__certdesk__check_security",
      "mcp__certdesk__check_dns",
      "mcp__certdesk__watch_expiry"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```

Capability tags behind the rules (a read tagged outbound is asked about):

- `mcp__certdesk__check_certificate`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__certdesk__check_expiry`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__certdesk__check_security`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__certdesk__check_dns`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__certdesk__check_dns_propagation`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__certdesk__watch_expiry`: untrusted-input, outbound

## Remote posture

What an anonymous client saw at the remote endpoint, last 2026-10-22T14:45:40.470Z, unchanged since 2026-10-22T14:45:40.470Z. No credentials were sent and no tool was called. Values are shown as the endpoint returned them. Method: https://anlyon.dev/methodology#remote-posture

| Fact | Observed |
| --- | --- |
| Reachable | `yes` |
| HTTP status of an anonymous initialize | `200` |
| tools/list served without credentials | `yes` |
| Tools that change things, listed without credentials | `5` |
| Protocol version | `2025-06-18` |
| WWW-Authenticate on 401 | `not observed` |
| resource_metadata in WWW-Authenticate | `none` |
| RFC 9728 protected resource metadata | `none` |
| Authorization servers | `none` |
| Legacy HTTP+SSE transport | `no` |
| Dynamic client registration | `not observed` |
| Client ID metadata documents | `not observed` |

- **warn** Tools that change things, listed to anyone ([unauth-remote-writes](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#unauth-remote-writes))

```untrusted-server-text
The endpoint served tools/list without credentials, and the list has 5 tools that change things (5 write). Whether a call also works without credentials was not tested: tools are never called.

https://certdesk.dev/mcp: tools/list returned 7 tools to an anonymous client, including check_certificate (write), check_expiry (write), check_security (write), check_dns (write), watch_expiry (write)
```