Securing LLM Traffic: Adding Compliance Guardrails at the API Gateway

As LLM applications expand into production environments, uncontrolled model traffic poses genuine security and compliance risks. This tutorial addresses a critical gap—implementing safety policies at the gateway layer rather than within application code. By integrating AWS Bedrock Guardrails into Kong, teams can automatically block harmful prompts, PII leaks, and compliance violations before they reach the model, reducing risk across both user data and regulatory obligations.