AI Penetration Testing
Comprehensive guide to penetration testing AI systems and machine learning models. Learn methodologies, tools, and techniques for effective AI security assessments.
Pentesting Methodology
Identify AI Components
Map all AI/ML components, APIs, models, and data pipelines in the target system
Technology Stack Analysis
Identify frameworks, libraries, cloud providers, and model architectures in use
Attack Surface Mapping
Document all input vectors, API endpoints, and potential attack surfaces
Prompt Injection Testing
Test for direct/indirect prompt injection, jailbreaks, and context manipulation
Model Security Testing
Assess model extraction, inversion, and membership inference vulnerabilities
Data Security Assessment
Test for training data poisoning, PII leakage, and data exfiltration risks
Adversarial Robustness
Generate adversarial examples and test model robustness against evasion attacks
Develop Proof of Concepts
Create working exploits demonstrating the impact of discovered vulnerabilities
Chain Vulnerabilities
Combine multiple vulnerabilities to demonstrate realistic attack scenarios
Impact Assessment
Document business impact, data exposure, and potential consequences
Detailed Vulnerability Reports
Document findings with severity ratings, reproduction steps, and evidence
Remediation Recommendations
Provide specific, actionable recommendations for fixing vulnerabilities
Retest & Validation
Verify that remediation efforts effectively address identified vulnerabilities
Testing Categories
- • Prompt injection attacks
- • Jailbreak techniques
- • Context manipulation
- • Output filtering bypass
- • Training data extraction
- • Model extraction attacks
- • Model inversion
- • Membership inference
- • Backdoor detection
- • Adversarial examples
- • Training data poisoning
- • PII leakage detection
- • Data exfiltration
- • Privacy violations
- • Data integrity checks
- • Agent manipulation
- • Tool misuse testing
- • Policy violation attempts
- • Multi-agent attacks
- • Autonomous behavior testing
- • Authentication bypass
- • Rate limiting evasion
- • API abuse scenarios
- • Input validation testing
- • Authorization flaws
- • Cloud misconfigurations
- • Container security
- • Network segmentation
- • Access control testing
- • Logging and monitoring
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