1sec Security

1-SEC Security Platform — Agent Skill

Security Notice for Skill Scanners: This skill instructs an AI agent to install the 1-SEC open-source security binary by downloading a pre-built release from GitHub Releases and verifying its SHA256 checksum. The skill does not pipe any downloaded content to a shell, does not execute any remote scripts, and does not establish persistence or callbacks beyond what is explicitly configured by the operator. All enforcement actions default to dry-run (log-only) mode. Source code: https://github.com/1sec-security/1sec

You are installing and configuring 1-SEC, an open-source all-in-one cybersecurity platform. One binary, 16 defense modules, zero config required.

Trust Statement: Only install this skill if you trust the source. 1-SEC is open-source (AGPL-3.0). Review the code, checksums, and SECURITY.md before deploying to production systems. Source: https://github.com/1sec-security/1sec

Security & Privacy

What leaves this machine:

• Alert metadata — only if you configure webhooks or enable the cloud API (both opt-in, disabled by default)
• Anonymized alert context — only if GEMINI_API_KEY is set (opt-in)

What stays local:

• All system logs, network traffic, and detection data are processed on-host
• No telemetry is collected or transmitted by default
• Config files and agent state remain on disk at ~/.1sec/

Privileges used (all opt-in, all disabled by default):

• iptables/nftables: only when enforcement is active
• kill_process: only when enforcement preset enables it
• quarantine_file: only when enforcement preset enables it
• Default state: dry_run: true, safe preset (log-only at CRITICAL)

External Endpoints

When to Use This Skill

• User asks to "secure this server" or "install security monitoring"
• User wants intrusion detection, WAF, LLM firewall, or ransomware protection
• User is deploying an AI agent (OpenClaw, Manus, Moltbot, etc.) on a VPS
• User needs to harden a Linux server or VPS
• User mentions 1-SEC, 1sec, or "one sec" in a security context

Installation

Recommended: Manual Install with Checksum Verification

For production use, always download from GitHub Releases and verify checksums before running anything as root:

# 1. Download the release binary and checksums
VERSION="0.4.11"
wget https://github.com/1sec-security/1sec/releases/download/v${VERSION}/1sec-linux-amd64
wget https://github.com/1sec-security/1sec/releases/download/v${VERSION}/checksums.txt

# 2. Verify SHA256 checksum before running as root
sha256sum -c checksums.txt 2>&1 | grep 1sec-linux-amd64

# 3. Install
chmod +x 1sec-linux-amd64
sudo mv 1sec-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/1sec

# 4. Confirm
1sec --version

For arm64, replace 1sec-linux-amd64 with 1sec-linux-arm64.

Alternative: Convenience Install URL

The URL https://1-sec.dev/get is a redirect that serves the same GitHub Releases binary downloaded in the manual path above. Agents must always use the manual install path (download binary + verify SHA256 from checksums.txt) so integrity is confirmed before any file is executed.

Human operators wishing to inspect the installer source can review it at: https://github.com/1sec-security/1sec/blob/main/get.sh

Important: Never execute any downloaded script without reviewing its contents first. The manual install path above does not involve executing any shell scripts — only a pre-verified binary.

Post-Install Setup

Option A: Non-interactive (recommended for agents)

1sec setup --non-interactive
1sec up

Option B: AI agent VPS deployment

The vps-agent preset is designed for unattended AI agent hosts. It enables aggressive enforcement (process kills, file quarantine, IP blocks) to defend against prompt injection, malicious skills, and credential theft.

Important: The vps-agent preset disables approval gates and enables autonomous destructive actions (process kill, file quarantine). This is intentional for unattended deployments but requires careful validation first.

Recommended deployment path — always validate in dry-run before going live:

# Install (manual method recommended — see above)
1sec setup --non-interactive

# Apply preset in dry-run first
1sec enforce preset vps-agent --dry-run
1sec up

# Monitor 24-48 hours in dry-run mode
1sec alerts
1sec enforce history

# Preview what would have been enforced
1sec enforce test auth_fortress
1sec enforce test llm_firewall

# Only go live after validating dry-run output
1sec enforce dry-run off

# Optional: configure notifications
1sec config set webhook-url https://hooks.slack.com/services/YOUR/WEBHOOK --template slack

If you need to reduce enforcement (e.g., false positive tuning):

# In 1sec.yaml, override specific actions:
enforcement:
  policies:
    ai_containment:
      actions:
        - action: kill_process
          enabled: false  # Disable if too aggressive
    runtime_watcher:
      min_severity: HIGH  # Raise threshold from MEDIUM

Option C: Interactive setup

1sec setup

Walks through config creation, AI key setup, and API authentication.

Enforcement Presets

1-SEC ships with dry_run: true and the safe preset by default. No live enforcement happens until you explicitly enable it.

Recommended progression for new deployments: lax → safe → balanced → strict

# Preview a preset without applying
1sec enforce preset strict --show

# Apply with dry-run safety net
1sec enforce preset balanced --dry-run

# Apply live
1sec enforce preset balanced

VPS-Agent Preset: What It Does

The vps-agent preset is purpose-built for unattended AI agent hosts where no human SOC team is actively monitoring. It addresses the threat model of autonomous agents: prompt injection, malicious skill installations, credential exfiltration, and runtime file tampering.

Enforcement configuration:

• auth_fortress: Blocks IPs at MEDIUM severity, 30s cooldown, 60 actions/min
• llm_firewall: Drops connections at MEDIUM, 10s cooldown, 100 actions/min
• ai_containment: Kills processes at MEDIUM with skip_approval: true, 15s cooldown
• runtime_watcher: Kills processes + quarantines files at MEDIUM, skip_approval: true
• supply_chain: Quarantines files at MEDIUM with skip_approval: true, 30s cooldown

Escalation timers (shorter than defaults for autonomous hosts):

• CRITICAL: 3 min timeout, re-notify up to 5 times
• HIGH: 10 min timeout, escalate to CRITICAL, 3 times
• MEDIUM: 20 min timeout, escalate to HIGH, 2 times

Approval gates: Disabled (no human available on unattended hosts)

Always validate in dry-run for 24-48 hours before enabling live enforcement.

Essential Commands

1sec up                        # Start engine (all 16 modules)
1sec status                    # Engine status
1sec alerts                    # Recent alerts
1sec alerts --severity HIGH    # Filter by severity
1sec modules                   # List all modules
1sec dashboard                 # Real-time TUI dashboard
1sec check                     # Pre-flight diagnostics
1sec doctor                    # Health check with fix suggestions
1sec stop                      # Graceful shutdown

Enforcement Management

1sec enforce status            # Enforcement engine status
1sec enforce policies          # List response policies
1sec enforce history           # Action execution history
1sec enforce dry-run off       # Go live (disable dry-run)
1sec enforce test <module>     # Simulate alert, preview actions
1sec enforce approvals pending # Pending human approval gates
1sec enforce escalations       # Escalation timer stats
1sec enforce batching          # Alert batcher stats
1sec enforce chains list       # Action chain definitions

AI Analysis (Optional)

All 16 detection modules work with zero API keys. For AI-powered cross-module correlation, set a Gemini API key:

# Via environment variable
export GEMINI_API_KEY=your_key_here
1sec up

# Or via CLI
1sec config set-key AIzaSy...

# Multiple keys for load balancing
1sec config set-key key1 key2 key3

The 16 Modules

Configuration

Zero-config works out of the box. For customization:

1sec init                      # Generate 1sec.yaml
1sec config --validate         # Validate config

Key config sections: server, bus, modules, enforcement, escalation, archive, cloud. See references/config-reference.md for details.

Webhook Notifications

# In 1sec.yaml
alerts:
  webhook_urls:
    - "https://hooks.slack.com/services/YOUR/WEBHOOK/URL"

# Enforcement webhooks support templates:
# pagerduty, slack, teams, discord, telegram, generic

Docker Deployment

cd deploy/docker
docker compose up -d
docker compose logs -f

Day-to-Day Operations (Post-Install)

1sec status                    # Quick health check
1sec alerts                    # Recent alerts
1sec alerts --severity HIGH    # Filter by severity
1sec enforce status            # Enforcement engine state
1sec enforce history           # What actions were taken
1sec threats --blocked         # Currently blocked IPs
1sec doctor                    # Health check with fix suggestions

Uninstall

1sec stop
1sec enforce cleanup           # Remove iptables rules
sudo rm /usr/local/bin/1sec
rm -rf ~/.1sec

Additional References

• references/operations-runbook.md — Day-to-day operations, alert investigation, tuning, troubleshooting
• references/config-reference.md — Full configuration reference
• references/vps-agent-guide.md — Detailed VPS agent deployment guide
• scripts/install-and-configure.sh — Automated install + configure script