BasicAgent
Security & Data Handling
Security & Data Handling — How we think about security for provenance-first agent pipelines (self-host, least privilege, logging hygiene).
This page is a practical overview of security posture for agent workflows.
Not legal advice. Replace placeholders with your real controls and practices.
High-level stance
- Prefer self-host deployments for regulated workflows.
- Minimize data sent to third-party providers.
- Treat logs as sensitive: redact, encrypt, and control retention.
Common controls (baseline)
- Secrets stored in a secret manager (no keys in code)
- Principle of least privilege (service accounts per workflow)
- Separate environments (dev/stage/prod)
- Audit logs stored immutably (append-only storage or WORM where required)
- Encryption at rest + in transit
LLM-specific practices
- Disable prompt logging where required (or redact sensitive fields)
- Store references to artifacts instead of raw content when possible
- Attach stable run IDs and stage spans to support replay/debug without data sprawl
Questions enterprises ask (answer these)
- Where does data flow? (diagram)
- What gets logged? How long? Where?
- How do you prevent prompt injection / data exfiltration?
- How do you evaluate and monitor regression?
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