Groq Security Basics

Overview

Security practices for Groq API keys and data flowing through Groq's inference API. Groq uses a single API key type (gsk_ prefix) with full access -- there are no scoped tokens -- so key management and rotation are critical.

This skill walks through six hardening steps end to end. The essentials live here; deep code and full command sequences are extracted into references/ for progressive disclosure:

• references/implementation.md — server-side proxy pattern, prompt-injection defense, audit logging (TypeScript).
• references/examples.md — copy-ready key-storage, rotation, and git-leak-prevention commands.

Prerequisites

• Groq account at console.groq.com
• Understanding of environment variable management
• Secret management solution for production (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, etc.)

Key Security Facts