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title: Security and Safety Evaluations
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# Security and Safety Evaluations

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Security and safety evaluations help ensure your LLM-powered applications resist malicious inputs and unsafe outputs.

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This check ensures that sensitive information is handled appropriately and securely, reducing the risk of data breaches or unauthorized access.

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| Evaluation Stage              | Evaluation Method      | Evaluation Definition                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| Evaluated on Input and Output | Sensitive Data Scanner | Powered by the [Sensitive Data Scanner](https://docs.datadoghq.com/security/sensitive_data_scanner/), LLM Observability scans, identifies, and redacts sensitive information within every LLM application's prompt-response pairs. This includes personal information, financial data, health records, or any other data that requires protection due to privacy or security concerns. |