Azure OpenAI

Azure OpenAI Security Guide

Comprehensive security guidance for deploying and managing Azure OpenAI Service with enterprise-grade security controls and compliance features.

Content Filtering

Built-in content filters to detect and prevent harmful content

  • • Hate and fairness filtering
  • • Sexual content detection
  • • Violence and self-harm prevention
  • • Custom content filters
Access Control

Fine-grained access management for OpenAI resources

  • • Azure AD authentication
  • • API key rotation
  • • RBAC for deployments
  • • Network access restrictions
Data Privacy & Compliance

Data Handling

Your prompts and completions are NOT used to train OpenAI models. Data is processed in your Azure region and encrypted at rest and in transit.

Compliance Certifications

  • • SOC 2 Type II
  • • ISO 27001, 27018, 27701
  • • HIPAA BAA available
  • • GDPR compliant

Data Residency

  • • Regional deployment options
  • • Data stays in your region
  • • No cross-border transfers
  • • Customer-managed keys
Abuse Monitoring

Automated Abuse Detection

Azure OpenAI monitors for potential abuse patterns including:

  • • Unusual usage patterns
  • • Content policy violations
  • • Rate limit abuse
  • • Suspicious API activity