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Glossary: AI Security and Guardrails

Denial of wallet

Also written: denial-of-wallet, Cost Harvesting

Abuse in which an attacker makes requests expensive or numerous until your bill or provider limit stops the service. A script asking the support assistant 10,000 questions a day is an example.

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Denial-of-serviceToken bucketUnbounded Consumption