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SOC 2 for AI Systems

How SOC 2 auditors evaluate your AI infrastructure against the five Trust Services Criteria, and what you need to have in place before your next audit.

Security
Availability
Processing Integrity
Confidentiality
Privacy

Trust Services Criteria

SOC 2 evaluates systems across five criteria. Click each to see AI-specific implications and OWASP LLM mappings.

Security

The system is protected against unauthorized access.

AI-Specific Control Considerations

  • API key rotation and secret management for all LLM providers
  • Access control for prompt templates and model fine-tuning data
  • Network segmentation between AI inference and corporate networks
  • Secure model storage with encryption at rest

Mapped OWASP LLM Risks

LLM01: Prompt InjectionLLM05: Supply ChainLLM08: Vector & Embedding Weaknesses

OWASP LLM Top 10 → TSC Mapping

How the OWASP risks for LLM applications map to SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria.

OWASP Risk
Description
SOC 2 Criteria
LLM01Prompt Injection
SecurityIntegrity
LLM02Insecure Output Handling
Integrity
LLM03Model Denial of Service
Availability
LLM04Supply Chain Vulnerabilities
SecurityAvailability
LLM05Insecure Plugin Design
Security
LLM06Sensitive Information Disclosure
ConfidentialityPrivacy
LLM07Data Leakage
ConfidentialityPrivacyIntegrity
LLM08Vector & Embedding Weaknesses
Security
LLM09Misinformation
IntegrityConfidentiality
LLM10Unbounded Consumption
Availability

Audit Readiness Checklist

Interactive checklist, track your SOC 2 readiness for AI systems. 0/12 completed

Frequently Asked Questions

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