🟢 Random Sequence Enclosure

What is Random Sequence Enclosure?

Random sequence enclosure is yet another defense. This method encloses the user input between two random sequences of characters¹.

An Example of Random Sequence Enclosure

Take this prompt as an example:

Translate the following user input to Spanish.

{{user_input}}

It can be improved by adding the random sequences:

Translate the following user input to Spanish (it is enclosed in random strings).

FJNKSJDNKFJOI
{{user_input}}
FJNKSJDNKFJOI

Conclusion

Random sequence enclosure can help disallow user attempts to input instruction overrides by helping the LLM identify a clear distinction between user input and developer prompts.