Prompt injection
Input crafted to make a model ignore its instructions — “ignore previous instructions and …”. Ranked the top risk in the OWASP Top 10 for LLM applications.
01In short
Input crafted to make a model ignore its instructions — “ignore previous instructions and …”. Ranked the top risk in the OWASP Top 10 for LLM applications.
In productionAssume it will happen. Limit what a hijacked model could do.
02Video
slot · videoPrompt injection in 90 secondsadd: GUIDES['prompt-injection'].video
03Guide
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A step-by-step guide for “Prompt injection” goes here. Suggested outline:
- What it is — in one paragraph
- Why it matters in production
- How to do it — 3 to 7 steps
- Pitfalls we see in the field
04Checklist
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Four to eight things a team can tick before go-live.
05FAQ
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The three questions clients actually ask about “Prompt injection”.
06Related terms
SecurityIndirect prompt injectionHidden instructions inside content the system reads — a web page, an email, a PDF — that hijack an agent while it processes them.SecurityLeast privilegeGive a system only the permissions its task needs — read-only unless writing is the job.SecurityGuardrailsChecks around a model that block or correct unwanted inputs and outputs: topic limits, PII filters, schema validation, policy rules.
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