Alternatives to 42Crunch for FedRAMP moderate prep

This tool is positioned as a scanning utility to support security activities related to FedRAMP moderate preparation. It does not replace an assessment or audit. The scanner focuses on detection and reporting, without attempting to fix, patch, or block any findings.

middleBrick maps findings directly to three frameworks: PCI-DSS 4.0, SOC 2 Type II, and OWASP API Top 10 (2023). For other frameworks, it helps you prepare for and supports audit evidence by surfacing findings relevant to controls described in HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST, CIS, CCPA, NIS2, DORA, FedRAMP, DPDP, APPI, PDPA, PIPEDA, PIPA, UK DPA, LGPD, SOX, GLBA, FERPA, and similar regulations. The scanner validates controls where applicable and provides data to assist reviewers in their own evaluation.

As a black-box scanner, it operates with read-only methods (GET and HEAD) and text-only POST for LLM probes, completing most scans in under a minute. It checks authentication mechanisms, authorization boundaries, input validation, rate limiting, data exposure, encryption posture, SSRF indicators, inventory practices, unsafe consumption patterns, and LLM-specific adversarial probes across multiple tiers. The tool does not perform active SQL injection or command injection testing, does not detect business logic vulnerabilities, does not detect blind SSRF, and does not replace a human pentester for high-stakes audits. These limitations are inherent to its design.

Authenticated scanning is available from the Starter tier upward, supporting Bearer tokens, API keys, Basic auth, and cookies. Before credentials are accepted, a domain verification gate requires DNS TXT record or HTTP well-known file proof that you own the domain. Only a restricted allowlist of headers is forwarded: Authorization, X-API-Key, Cookie, and X-Custom-* headers. This ensures controlled probing while preserving evidence for your review.

The scanner provides multiple integration paths including a Web Dashboard for managing scans and viewing trended reports, a CLI via the middlebrick npm package with JSON or text output, a GitHub Action for CI/CD gating based on score thresholds, an MCP Server for AI coding assistants, and a programmable API for custom workflows. Scan data is deletable on demand and purged within 30 days of cancellation. Customer data is never sold and is not used for model training.