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