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SpanGuard Enables Strong IPI Defense Using Small LLMs

SpanGuard decouples instruction localization from authorization to maintain effective indirect prompt injection (IPI) defense even with smaller LLMs. This approach addresses the performance drop seen when guardrail models are less capable.

Source: arXiv · arxiv.org Published 2026-10-19T08:36:20+00:00 Detected 2026-10-20T09:24:38+00:00
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SpanGuard decouples instruction localization from authorization to maintain effective indirect prompt injection (IPI) defense even with smaller LLMs. This approach addresses the performance drop seen when guardrail models are less capable.

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LLM-based guardrails are effective against indirect prompt injection (IPI), but their performance depends heavily on model capability: as the guardrail model becomes smaller or weaker, detection degrades substantially. This raises a natural question: can we retain strong IPI defense while relying only on a small...

Smaller LLMs are more efficient and accessible, so maintaining strong IPI defense without relying on large models can improve security in resource-constrained environments. SpanGuard's method could enable broader deployment of robust AI guardrails.

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