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7/5/2026

The original title is: "The Enterprise MCP Gateway Buyer's Guide: SSO, SCIM, Audit, and Governance Requirements"
Original: The Enterprise MCP Gateway Buyer's Guide: SSO, SCIM, Audit, and Governance Requirements
Short summary
MCP gateways centralize tool access governance for AI agents, replacing risky N×M credential sprawl. Enterprise evaluation should focus 95% on governance capabilities (identity, audit, access control) not proxy performance. Four mandatory capabilities recur across SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, and ISO 27001 compliance.
- •MCP gateways collapse N×M credential complexity into a centralized governance control plane
- •Enterprise-grade evaluation prioritizes governance (95%) over proxy performance (5%)
- •Four mandatory capabilities: SSO with OBO token propagation, SCIM provisioning, audit logging, and RBAC
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