PROMPT & CONTEXTAI SECURITY ENGINEERING

Direct prompt injection

Direct prompt injection occurs when user-controlled instructions compete with or manipulate application instructions.

WHY IT MATTERS

Models do not enforce trust boundaries the way code access controls do.

ENTERPRISE EXAMPLE

A support agent is asked to ignore its task and reveal internal configuration.

SECURITY DECISION

Which security control should be explicit?

REMEMBERPrompts are behavior guidance, not authorization.
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