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Metadata Filtering and Authorization

Metadata filters constrain retrieval by tenant, classification, region, document type or user permission.

WHY IT MATTERS

Authorization applied after retrieval is too late if sensitive context already entered the prompt.

ENTERPRISE EXAMPLE

The retriever applies user-entitlement filters before vector search results are returned.

ARCHITECTURE DECISION

Where exactly is authorization enforced in the retrieval path?

REMEMBERAuthorize before context reaches the model.
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