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AI model artifacts should use private storage

Model artifacts can contain proprietary model weights, embedded data patterns, configuration, or sensitive training outputs. Production AI services should load model artifacts from private, access-controlled storage instead of generic public HTTP locations.

Category

Controls

High

Applies to

AWSGoogle Cloud

Coverage

1 queries

Asset types

3 covered

Overview

Model artifacts can contain proprietary model weights, embedded data patterns, configuration, or sensitive training outputs. Production AI services should load model artifacts from private, access-controlled storage instead of generic public HTTP locations.

Remediation guidance

Remediation

Move model artifacts to private cloud storage with least-privilege access, encryption, and audit logging. Avoid direct public HTTP artifact URLs for production models.

  1. Copy artifacts into an approved private bucket or artifact registry.
  2. Restrict access to the model deployment identity.
  3. Enable encryption, logging, and lifecycle policies for model artifact storage.

Query logic

These are the stored checks tied to this control.

AI model artifacts should use private storage

Connectors

AWSGoogle Cloud

Covered asset types

AI ServicesModelStorage

Expected check: eq []

{
  sageMakerModels(where: { primaryContainerModelDataURL_MATCHES: "(?i)^https?://.*" }) { ...AssetFragment }
  vertexAIModels(where: { artifactURI_MATCHES: "(?i)^https?://.*" }) { ...AssetFragment }
}
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