OpenClaw: When AI Agents Get Full System Access – Revolution or Security Nightmare?
Summary
OpenClaw is an open-source AI agent that runs on your own hardware with full system access, generating significant hype but posing major security risks. The article explains why full access is dangerous, detailing prompt-injection and MCP attack vectors, and advocates sandboxed, isolated deployments with strict security controls as the only safe approach. It also outlines concrete sandboxing options and minimum security measures for testing and deployment.