AI Security

Data-Centric Zero Trust for AI Systems

AI systems are only as trustworthy as the data they operate on. Lattix extends zero trust enforcement to every AI artifact — prompts, retrieved context, agent messages, tool payloads, model outputs, and training datasets. Not bolted on. Built in.

The integration model is not "bolt security onto AI." It is to make zero trust the native security envelope for every AI data object and make policy enforcement the runtime control path for every meaningful AI action.

/01Protected AI Objects

Every AI Artifact Is a Protected Object

Lattix does not define rigid artifact types. Every artifact — regardless of whether it is a prompt, a retrieved document chunk, a tool response, an agent message, or a training sample — receives the same protections: cryptographic identity, content-addressed lineage, policy-bound encryption, and attribute-based access control.

Classification, purpose, and lifecycle stage are expressed as policy attributes — not hardcoded categories. This means the same enforcement model scales across any AI workload without architectural changes.

// Every AI artifact receives:

[CID]Content-addressed identity for lineage and provenance
[ZT]Zero trust envelope with embedded policy and encryption
[AAD]Authenticated binding to tenant, policy, and purpose
[PDP]Signed policy decision for downstream enforcement

/02Enforcement Boundaries

Five Boundaries. Zero Implicit Trust.

Lattix enforces policy at five distinct boundaries in the AI data flow. Every boundary is a policy enforcement point — data does not pass without explicit authorization.

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Ingest

Every artifact entering the AI system is classified, identity-stamped, and wrapped in a zero trust envelope before it reaches any model or pipeline. Rejected data never enters the system.

Classify & tag on entryAssign cryptographic identityAttach ABAC policyReject non-compliant data
02

Retrieval

Before any retrieved context, memory entry, or document chunk reaches a model context window, policy is evaluated and only authorized content is decrypted. The model never sees unauthorized data.

Per-chunk authorizationPolicy evaluation before decryptExplicit deny with reasonContext window governance
03

Tool & Agent

Every tool invocation and agent-to-agent message carrying business data is policy-protected. Cross-agent payloads carry identity, tenant scope, and purpose — enforcement follows the data across trust boundaries.

Tool payload protectionAgent identity enforcementCross-boundary governanceSigned tool responses
04

Output

Model responses pass through deterministic controls before display, persistence, or forwarding. This is not one LLM reviewing another — these are formal, auditable, policy-driven controls.

Deterministic analysisRedaction & maskingRisk-scored routingProvenance verification
05

Training

The training data supply chain is governed end-to-end. Only authorized samples with verified lineage are admitted to training corpora. Model checkpoints inherit provenance from their input data.

Corpus admission controlLineage-aware trainingCheckpoint provenancePurpose-bound datasets

/03AI Policy Attributes

Attribute-Based Access Control for AI Workloads

Lattix extends ABAC to AI-specific attributes — controlling not just whether data can be accessed, but what AI workloads can do with it, where outputs can be delivered, and which models can process which data classes.

AttributeSubject Type
ValuesHuman, service, agent, tool, workflow
Enforcement UseDistinguish human users from AI agents, automated tools, and orchestrated workflows
AttributePurpose
ValuesTraining, inference, evaluation, retrieval, summarization, export
Enforcement UseControl what AI workloads can do with data, not just whether they can access it
AttributeData Classification
ValuesPer tenant taxonomy
Enforcement UseDetermine which AI workloads can access which classes of sensitive data
AttributeLineage & Source Trust
ValuesParent references, source trust scores
Enforcement UseProvenance-based decisions — reject data from untrusted or unknown sources
AttributeModel Class
ValuesProvider, deployment type, capability tier
Enforcement UsePolicy varies by model — restricted data may only be accessible to on-premises models
AttributeOutput Destination
ValuesHuman UI, agent, API, storage, email
Enforcement UseControl where AI outputs can be delivered based on sensitivity and policy

/04Output Controls

Deterministic Output Governance

Output controls are not "one LLM reviewing another LLM." They are deterministic and statistical controls — formal, auditable, and policy-driven. Model output passes through analysis, policy evaluation, and routing before it reaches any destination.

Formal Policy Controls

Pattern-based leakage detection for identifiers, credentials, controlled markings, and structured secrets. Citation provenance requirements. Destination-specific deny rules.

Statistical Controls

Entropy thresholds for probable secret leakage. Similarity checks against protected corpora. Distribution shift detection on output structure.

Cryptographic Controls

Only allow assertions backed by verified source artifacts. Require signed responses for high-trust actions. Fail closed when provenance chain is incomplete.

Deterministic Transforms

Redaction, masking, field deletion, confidence-based truncation, and forced templating for regulated workflows. Auditable and repeatable.

// Output gate pipeline

Model Output -> Deterministic Analyzers -> Policy Evaluation -> ALLOW | TRANSFORM | QUARANTINE | DENY

/05Integration Targets

Model-Agnostic Enforcement

The integration target is the orchestration layer, not the model vendor. Enforcement is model-agnostic and works across any LLM, framework, or agent protocol.

MCPModel Context Protocol

Enforce on tool discovery, invocation, and output. Protected payloads for business data crossing tool boundaries.

A2AAgent-to-Agent Protocol

Protected message envelopes with agent identity, tenant scope, purpose, and artifact references across agent boundaries.

Orchestration FrameworksLangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel

Secure retriever, memory, tool, and callback primitives. Policy enforcement at graph edges, not just endpoints.

Chat & SessionsConversational AI

Session-scoped policy context. Every upload, retrieved chunk, model response, and memory item is a protected, identity-stamped object.

Training PipelinesFine-tuning & Evaluation

Governed data admission, purpose-bound datasets, lineage-aware checkpoint management, and compliant model release.

Audit & SIEMSecurity Event Export

AI-specific audit events with tenant, artifact identity, policy context, session, agent, model, and workflow identifiers.

/06Training Governance

Governed Training Data Supply Chain

Most AI security platforms fail at training governance because controls vanish once data enters the training corpus. Lattix maintains policy enforcement from source artifact through training to model output.

Only authorized samples with verified lineage are admitted. Model checkpoints and adapters inherit provenance from their input data. Model release requires policy verification against restricted content classes.

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Corpus AdmissionOnly policy-authorized samples admitted to training corpora
02
Purpose BindingDatasets bound to specific purposes — training, evaluation, or inference
03
Checkpoint LineageModel checkpoints inherit full provenance chain from input data
04
Release GovernanceModel release requires policy verification against restricted content classes

Every enforcement decision is signed, auditable, and tied to tenant, policy, and purpose. Compliance is continuous — not point-in-time.

NIST 800-207NIST 800-171CMMCFedRAMPHIPAAGDPRSOC 2FIPS 140-3

Secure Your AI Data Pipeline

See how Lattix enforces zero trust at the data layer for AI systems — from retrieval to training to agent orchestration.