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These advanced security features are under consideration for future releases:
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#### MCP Server Verification & Trust
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* **MCP Server Attestation** - Cryptographic verification of MCP server identity and integrity before connection
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* **Signature Verification** - Digital signature validation for MCP server responses and tool executions
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* **MCP Server Code Scanning** - Automated security analysis of MCP server source code using multiple linters and security scanners (Bandit, Semgrep, CodeQL) before deployment
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* **Binary Analysis** - Static and dynamic analysis of compiled MCP server binaries for vulnerabilities
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#### Sandboxed Execution Environments
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* **Container Sandboxing** - Run MCP servers in isolated containers with strict security policies:
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- **Read-only root filesystems** - Prevent runtime modifications
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- **Minimal base images** - Using scratch-based or Red Hat UBI9-micro containers
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- **Capability dropping** - Remove unnecessary Linux capabilities
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- **Seccomp profiles** - Restrict system calls
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- **AppArmor/SELinux policies** - Mandatory access controls
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- **Network isolation** - Namespace and network policy restrictions
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- **Resource limits** - CPU, memory, and I/O constraints
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* **gVisor Integration** - User-space kernel for additional isolation layer
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* **Firecracker MicroVMs** - Lightweight virtual machines for strong isolation
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* **WebAssembly Sandbox** - WASM-based secure execution for untrusted code
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#### Advanced Cryptography & Trust
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* **Confidential Computing** - Support for encrypted computation in trusted execution environments (TEEs)
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* **Hardware Security Module (HSM) Integration** - Hardware-backed key management and cryptographic operations
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* **Blockchain-Based Audit Trail** - Immutable distributed ledger for critical security events
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* **Homomorphic Encryption** - Process encrypted data without decryption for sensitive operations
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* **Zero-Knowledge Proofs** - Verify MCP server capabilities without revealing implementation details
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* **Quantum-Resistant Cryptography** - Post-quantum cryptographic algorithms for future-proofing
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#### Distributed Security & Governance
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* **Blockchain-Based Audit Trail** - Immutable distributed ledger for critical security events
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* **Federated Authorization** - Cross-domain authorization with SAML, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect
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* **Secure Multi-Party Computation** - Enable multiple parties to compute on shared data without revealing inputs
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#### Runtime Protection & Monitoring
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* **Dynamic Security Posture Assessment** - Real-time security scoring and risk evaluation for connected servers
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* **Behavioral Analytics** - ML-based anomaly detection for unusual MCP server patterns
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* **Secure Multi-Party Computation** - Enable multiple parties to compute on shared data without revealing inputs
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* **Container Runtime Security** - Runtime protection with Falco, AppArmor, SELinux policies
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* **Service Mesh Integration** - Native support for Istio, Linkerd for advanced network security
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* **Certificate Pinning** - Prevent MITM attacks by validating specific certificates for MCP servers
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* **Quantum-Resistant Cryptography** - Post-quantum cryptographic algorithms for future-proofing
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## Multi-Layered Defense Strategy
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MCP Gateway implements a comprehensive, multi-layered security approach with "defense in depth" and "secure by design" principles:
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## Security Compliance & Standards
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### 🏆 Currently Implemented (v0.4.0)
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### 🏆 Currently Implemented (v0.5.0)
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* **Authentication**: JWT tokens with configurable secrets, Basic Auth support
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* **Input Validation**: Comprehensive validation across all API endpoints using Pydantic
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* **XSS Prevention**: Character restrictions, URL scheme validation, JSON depth limits
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* **Security Scanning**: 30+ security tools integrated, 100% Bandit pass rate
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* **Container Hardening**: Non-root execution, read-only filesystems, minimal base images
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* **Container Hardening**:
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- **Ultra-minimal scratch-based runtime** - Final image contains only Python runtime and application
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- **Red Hat UBI9-based build** - Built from latest patched UBI9 (registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/ubi:9.6)
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- **Fully patched on every build** - Automatic security updates via `dnf upgrade -y`
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- **Non-root execution** - Runs as UID 1001 with OpenShift compatibility
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- **Stripped binaries** - All unnecessary symbols removed to reduce attack surface
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- **No package managers in runtime** - DNF/YUM/RPM removed from final image
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- **No setuid/setgid binaries** - All privileged binaries removed
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- **Pre-compiled Python bytecode** - Optimized with -OO, stripping docstrings and assertions
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- **Minimal attack surface** - No shell, no development tools, no documentation
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* **Secure Defaults**: Admin UI disabled by default, localhost-only binding
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* **Secret Detection**: Gitleaks, Dodgy integration preventing credential leaks
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