Security

CTERA Content Services provides a secure data pipelines for GenAI workloads. In addition to the built-in security of the CTERA Portal, security is achieved by defining guardrails and firewall restrictions.

To add a guardrail:

Select Security in the navigation pane.
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Click New Guardrails.
Enter the details:
- Guardrail Details
  Name – A name to identify the guardrail.
  Path – The path to the guardrail.
  Description – Text describing the guardrail.
- Configuration
  Initialization Parameters – Add initialization parameter key and value pairs, clicking to add each pair.
  LLM Model – The LLM model the guardrail applies to.
  On Fail Action – The action to take when the guardrail is triggered: No Operation (noop) or Fix.
  User Local Models – Slide on to apply local models for this guardrail.
  Guardrail Status – The current status of the rule, Enabled or Disabled.
Click Save Changes.

To add a firewall rule:

Note

Firewall rules can only be defined after defining one or more guardrails.

Click the Firewall tab.
Click New Rule.
Enter the firewall rule details:
Name – A name to identify the rule.
Stage – When the rule is triggered:
- Ingestion
- Retrieval
- Chat Pre
- Chat Post
Action – The action to take when the rule is triggered.
- Block
- Log
- Filter
Rule Status – The current status of the rule, Enabled or Disabled.
Guards – The guardrail to use from the drop-down list.
Datasets – The datasets that the rule applies to. Select each dataset from the list, one at a time.
Experts – The experts that the rule applies to. Select each expert from the list, one at a time.
Users – The users that the rule applies to. Select each user from the list, one at a time.
Click Save Changes.

To edit security:

Click Security in the navigation pane.
Click the guardrail to edit or click the Firewall tab and then the firewall entry to edit.

Edit Guardrail Edit Firewall Rule
Make the changes as required.
Click Save Changes.