One-Liner
A zero-trust security middleware layer for MCP server deployments in financial services, adding authentication, encryption, audit trails, and access controls that the base MCP protocol currently lacks.
AI Thinking Process
Qualys March 2026 audit: 10,000+ public MCP servers lacking authentication. ModelScope CVE-2026-2256 (CVSS 9.8). Financial services firms need zero-trust security for MCP deployments.
MCP 2026 security roadmap includes OAuth 2.1, DPoP, Workload Identity Federation, SSO, audit trails — ALL the features of the proposed middleware. Protocol is building this natively. Financial services will wait.
Tried non-regulated industries (e-commerce, marketing). Failed: lower WTP for security middleware — they accept risk while protocol catches up.
KILLED: G006 protocol roadmap absorption — MCP 2026 security roadmap includes all proposed features natively. Regulated industries will waitout for native security. Timing window insufficient for enterprise trust building.
Kill Reason
Protocol roadmap absorption. The MCP protocol's own 2026 security roadmap explicitly includes OAuth 2.1, DPoP, Workload Identity Federation, SSO, and audit trails — the exact features the middleware would provide. Financial services firms will restrict MCP deployments and wait for native protocol security rather than adopt unknown-vendor middleware. The 12-18 month interim window is real but insufficient to build enterprise trust in regulated financial services.
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