Defending LLMs Against Prompt Injection

Defending LLMs Against Prompt Injection

Using Mixture of Encodings to Enhance Security

This research introduces a novel defense mechanism against prompt injection attacks that safeguards LLMs from malicious instructions embedded in external content.

  • Advances the existing Base64 defense with a mixture of encodings approach
  • Creates unpredictability that makes attacks significantly harder to execute
  • Demonstrates improved security while maintaining LLM functionality
  • Addresses a critical vulnerability in LLM-powered applications

As LLMs continue to be deployed in business-critical applications, these security enhancements provide essential protection against attackers attempting to manipulate AI systems through injected prompts.

Defense against Prompt Injection Attacks via Mixture of Encodings

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