LLM Security
Enable robust security measures in your LLM applications to protect against prompt injections, detect anomalies, and prevent data exfiltration.
Legacy / Unsupported. The Cova-LLM-Security-Enabled and
Cova-LLM-Security-Advanced request headers were supported by the legacy
Cloudflare Worker proxy. They are not read by the current AI Gateway
(gateway/src/) and sending them has no effect. This page is retained for
historical reference only. See the Header Directory
for the list of unsupported headers.
Generative AI is quickly changing the cybersecurity landscape. CoreValue provides built-in security measures powered by Meta's state-of-the-art security models to protect your LLM applications.
Security Implementation
CoreValue's LLM security is powered by two advanced models from Meta:
-
Prompt Guard (86M): A specialized model for detecting:
- Direct prompt injections
- Indirect/embedded malicious instructions
- Jailbreak attempts
- Multi-language attacks (supports 8 languages)
-
Advanced Security Analysis: Optional deeper security analysis using Meta's Llama Guard (3.8B) for comprehensive threat detection across 14 categories:
Category Description Violent Crimes Violence toward people or animals Non-Violent Crimes Financial crimes, property crimes, cyber crimes Sex-Related Crimes Trafficking, assault, harassment Child Exploitation Any content related to child abuse Defamation False statements harming reputation Specialized Advice Unauthorized financial/medical/legal advice Privacy Handling of sensitive personal information Intellectual Property Copyright and IP violations Indiscriminate Weapons Creation of dangerous weapons Hate Speech Content targeting protected characteristics Suicide & Self-Harm Content promoting self-injury Sexual Content Adult content and erotica Elections Misinformation about voting Code Interpreter Abuse Malicious code execution attempts
Quick Start
LLM Security currently works with OpenAI models only (gpt-4o, gpt-4o-mini, etc.). Support for other providers is coming soon.
To enable LLM security in CoreValue, simply add Cova-LLM-Security-Enabled: true to your request headers. For advanced security analysis using Llama Guard, add Cova-LLM-Security-Advanced: true:
curl https://gateway.corevalue.dev/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $COVA_API_KEY" \
-H "Cova-LLM-Security-Enabled: true" \
-H "Cova-LLM-Security-Advanced: true" \
-d '{
"model": "gpt-4o-mini",
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "How do I enable LLM security with corevalue?"
}
]
}'from openai import OpenAI
import os
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://gateway.corevalue.dev/v1",
api_key=os.getenv("COVA_API_KEY"),
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-4o-mini",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "How do I enable LLM security with corevalue?"}],
extra_headers={
"Cova-LLM-Security-Enabled": "true",
"Cova-LLM-Security-Advanced": "true",
}
)import { OpenAI } from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: "https://gateway.corevalue.dev/v1",
apiKey: process.env.COVA_API_KEY,
});
const response = await client.chat.completions.create(
{
model: "gpt-4o-mini",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "How do I enable LLM security with corevalue?" }]
},
{
headers: {
"Cova-LLM-Security-Enabled": "true",
"Cova-LLM-Security-Advanced": "true",
}
}
);Security Checks
When LLM Security is enabled, CoreValue:
- Analyzes each user message using Meta's Prompt Guard model (86M parameters) to detect:
- Direct jailbreak attempts
- Indirect injection attacks
- Malicious content in 8 languages (English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai)
- When advanced security is enabled (
Cova-LLM-Security-Advanced: true), activates Meta's Llama Guard (3.8B) model for:- Deeper content analysis across 14 threat categories
- Higher accuracy threat detection
- More nuanced understanding of context and intent
- Blocks detected threats and returns an error response:
{ "success": false, "error": { "code": "PROMPT_THREAT_DETECTED", "message": "Prompt threat detected. Your request cannot be processed.", "details": "See your CoreValue request page for more info." } } - Adds minimal latency to ensure a smooth experience for legitimate requests
Advanced Security Features
- Two-Tier Protection:
- Base tier: Fast screening with Prompt Guard (86M parameters)
- Advanced tier: Comprehensive analysis with Llama Guard (3.8B parameters)
- Multilingual Support: Detects threats across 8 languages
- Low Base Latency: Initial screening uses the lightweight Prompt Guard model
- High Accuracy:
- Base: Over 97% detection rate on jailbreak attempts
- Advanced: Enhanced accuracy with Llama Guard's larger model
- Customizable: Security thresholds can be adjusted based on your application's needs
Custom LLM Rate Limits
Set custom rate limits for model provider API calls. Control usage by request count, cost, or custom properties to manage expenses and prevent unintended overuse.
Token Limit Exception Handlers
Automatically handle requests that exceed a model's context window using truncate, middle-out, or fallback strategies.