Insecure output handling
Passing model-generated content into interpreters, browsers, databases, or shells without appropriate validation.
What Insecure output handling means
The output is untrusted even when it came from a trusted model endpoint.
Related terms in Security and privacy
Where an agent, a tool or a page can be turned against its operator, and the controls that limit the damage without proving safety.
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Questions about Insecure output handling
What is Insecure output handling?
Passing model-generated content into interpreters, browsers, databases, or shells without appropriate validation.
What does Insecure output handling not show or guarantee?
Passing model-generated content into interpreters, browsers, databases, or shells without appropriate validation.
Which area of the glossary does Insecure output handling belong to?
Security and privacy: Where an agent, a tool or a page can be turned against its operator, and the controls that limit the damage without proving safety.
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