security sandbox
/sɪˈkjʊərəti ˈsændbɒks/
an isolated environment that restricts a program's access and limits the impact of mistakes
security sandbox in a sentence
“The coding agent ran the unknown script in a sandbox without production credentials.”
Origin of security sandbox
Latin securus free from care + English sandbox, adopted from play areas into computing
Related Words
least privilege
the security principle of granting only the permissions needed for a specific task
autonomy calibration
matching an AI system's freedom to act with the task's risk, reversibility, and uncertainty
prompt injection
an attempt to make a model follow adversarial instructions that conflict with the intended task or policy
indirect prompt injection
adversarial instructions hidden in external content that a model reads through browsing, retrieval, files, or tools
prompt leakage
the unintended disclosure of hidden instructions, private context, or other prompt contents
untrusted content
data from a source that is not authorized to issue instructions and may be inaccurate or malicious