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AIF-C01 Practice Question: Security, Compliance, and Governance for AI Solutions

A company uses Amazon Bedrock Guardrails to filter harmful content. They want to ensure that the model does not generate responses containing specific keywords related to their internal project names. Which Guardrails component should they configure?

⚠ Common exam trap

The trap is confusing word filters with topic restrictions; candidates may think topic restrictions handle specific keywords, but they are for broader thematic blocking, while word filters are for exact terms.

Answer choices

Why each option matters

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Correct answer & explanation

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Word filters

Word filters in Amazon Bedrock Guardrails are specifically designed to block or mask responses containing custom keywords or phrases. By configuring word filters, the company can ensure that internal project names are not generated in model responses. This is the precise component for keyword-based filtering.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

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    Harmful content filters

    Why it's wrong here

    Harmful content filters detect and block categories such as hate, violence, sexual content and insults using confidence thresholds. They suit moderating abusive or unsafe outputs. They do not match arbitrary literal strings, so internal project names pass through untouched; a word filter is needed for exact keyword suppression.

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    Topic restrictions

    Why it's wrong here

    Topic restrictions define denied subjects via natural-language definitions and example phrases, so they block semantic discussion of a topic rather than matching exact literal strings. They suit refusing questions about a competitor or a sensitive subject area. Keyword-level blocking of specific project names requires a word or phrase filter instead.

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    Word filters

    Why this is correct

    Word filters block or mask prompts and responses containing configured custom terms, so adding internal project names stops the model emitting them. This is distinct from managed word filters, which target profanity, and from denied topics, which cover broader subject areas.

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    Grounding checks

    Why it's wrong here

    Grounding checks verify that responses are supported by the supplied source material, addressing hallucination rather than banned vocabulary. Keyword exclusion is enforced by a denied-topics or word filter policy configured within the Guardrails content filters. Grounding checks would be the right component when answers must stay anchored to retrieved reference documents.

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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official Amazon Web Services exam blueprint

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