Capabilities
- Content Filters: Hate speech, insults, sexual content, violence, misconduct
- Denied Topics: Block specific topics or categories
- Word Filters: Custom profanity and sensitive word blocking
- PII Protection: Detect and redact 50+ PII entity types
- Contextual Grounding: Verify responses against source documents
- Prompt Attack Detection: Identify injection and jailbreak attempts
- Image Content Support: Analyze images in addition to text (PNG, JPEG)
Configuration Fields
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
access_key | string | Yes | - | AWS Access Key ID |
secret_key | string | Yes | - | AWS Secret Access Key |
guardrail_arn | string | Yes | - | ARN of the Bedrock guardrail |
guardrail_version | string | Yes | - | Version of the guardrail (e.g., “1”, “DRAFT”) |
region | string | Yes | - | AWS region |
Authentication
Uses AWS SDK with static credentials:Supported AWS Regions
| Region Code | Region Name |
|---|---|
us-east-1 | US East (N. Virginia) |
us-east-2 | US East (Ohio) |
us-west-1 | US West (N. California) |
us-west-2 | US West (Oregon) |
ap-south-1 | Asia Pacific (Mumbai) |
ap-northeast-1 | Asia Pacific (Tokyo) |
ap-northeast-2 | Asia Pacific (Seoul) |
ap-southeast-1 | Asia Pacific (Singapore) |
ap-southeast-2 | Asia Pacific (Sydney) |
eu-central-1 | Europe (Frankfurt) |
eu-west-1 | Europe (Ireland) |
eu-west-2 | Europe (London) |
eu-west-3 | Europe (Paris) |
Supported Content Types
- Text content
- Images (PNG, JPEG formats)
Usage Metrics Returned
Bedrock guardrails return detailed usage metrics for cost tracking and monitoring:| Metric | Description |
|---|---|
content_policy_units | Units consumed by content policy evaluation |
contextual_grounding_policy_units | Units for grounding checks |
sensitive_information_policy_units | Units for PII detection |
topic_policy_units | Units for topic filtering |
word_policy_units | Units for word filtering |
automated_reasoning_policy_units | Units for reasoning checks |
content_policy_image_units | Units for image content analysis |
Supported PII Types
- Personal identifiers (SSN, passport, driver’s license)
- Financial information (credit cards, bank accounts)
- Contact information (email, phone, address)
- Medical information (health records, insurance)
- Device identifiers (IP addresses, MAC addresses)
Provider Capabilities Comparison
| Capability | AWS Bedrock | Azure Content Safety | GraySwan | Patronus AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PII Detection | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Content Filtering | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Prompt Injection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hallucination Detection | No | No | No | Yes |
| Toxicity Screening | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Policies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Natural Language Rules | No | No | Yes | No |
| Image Support | Yes | No | No | No |
| IPI Detection | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Mutation Detection | No | No | Yes | No |