APIsec as a IDE security plugin

An IDE security plugin operates in the developer workflow in real time, highlighting issues as code is written. By contrast, a standalone scanner such as middleBrick is a separate security assessment tool that ingests a target endpoint and returns a risk graded report. middleBrick does not integrate as an IDE plugin; it functions as a self-service black-box scanner that submits a URL and receives a risk score from A to F with prioritized findings.

middleBrick maps findings to OWASP API Top 10 (2023) and covers requirements of PCI-DSS 4.0 and SOC 2 Type II through its detection logic. The scanner identifies issues across 12 categories including Authentication bypass, BOLA and IDOR, BFLA and privilege escalation, Property Authorization over-exposure, Input Validation, Rate Limiting and Resource Consumption, Data Exposure such as PII and API key leakage, Encryption misconfigurations, SSRF, Inventory Management, Unsafe Consumption patterns, and LLM/AI Security probes across tiered scan depths. These capabilities help you prepare for audits and surface findings relevant to compliance evidence.

As a black-box scanner, middleBrick requires no agents, SDKs, or code access and works with any language, framework, or cloud. Read-only methods (GET and HEAD) plus text-only POST for LLM probes are used, with scan times under a minute. The tool does not perform active SQL injection or command injection, does not fix, patch, block, or remediate, and does not detect business logic vulnerabilities or blind SSRF, which require domain context or out-of-band infrastructure. It is not a replacement for a human pentester in high-stakes audits.

middleBrick parses OpenAPI 3.0, 3.1, and Swagger 2.0 with recursive $ref resolution, cross-referencing spec definitions against runtime findings such as undefined security schemes and deprecated operations. Authenticated scanning supports Bearer, API key, Basic auth, and Cookie methods, gated by domain verification via DNS TXT record or HTTP well-known file. Only specific headers are forwarded, and credentials remain under customer control, aligning with security controls described in SOC 2 Type II.

The platform offers a Web Dashboard for scan management and score trends, a CLI via an npm package for on-demand scans, a GitHub Action to gate CI/CD builds, an MCP Server for AI coding assistants, and a programmable API for custom integrations. Pro tier adds scheduled rescans, diff detection across scans, email alerts, HMAC-SHA256 signed webhooks, and compliance report downloads. These integrations support audit evidence generation and help you prepare for regulatory reviews without asserting certification.

middleBrick adopts a conservative safety posture: destructive payloads are never sent, private IPs and cloud metadata endpoints are blocked at multiple layers, and customer data is deletable on demand and purged within 30 days of cancellation. The scanner does not detect all vulnerability classes, and its outputs should be interpreted as signals rather than definitive compliance status. For regulations such as HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST, CCPA, or others, the tool aligns with security controls described in relevant frameworks but does not ensure compliance or replace formal audit processes.