cff-version: 1.2.0
message: "If you use prompt-shield in research, please cite the research paper (preferred) or this software repository."
title: "prompt-shield"
abstract: "Self-learning prompt injection detection engine for LLM applications. 27 input detectors, 6 output scanners, cross-domain novel techniques (v0.4.0)."
authors:
  - family-names: "Munirathinam"
    given-names: "Thamilvendhan"
repository-code: "https://github.com/mthamil107/prompt-shield"
url: "https://github.com/mthamil107/prompt-shield"
license: Apache-2.0
identifiers:
  - type: doi
    value: "10.5281/zenodo.19644135"
    description: "Zenodo v1.0 record for the research paper"
  - type: other
    value: "arXiv:2604.18248"
    description: "arXiv preprint (cs.CR, cs.CL)"
keywords:
  - "llm"
  - "security"
  - "prompt-injection"
  - "ai-safety"
  - "firewall"
  - "self-learning"
preferred-citation:
  type: generic
  title: "Beyond Pattern Matching: Seven Cross-Domain Techniques for Prompt Injection Detection"
  authors:
    - family-names: "Munirathinam"
      given-names: "Thamilvendhan"
  year: 2026
  doi: "10.5281/zenodo.19644135"
  url: "https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.18248"
  version: "1.0.0"
  publisher:
    name: "arXiv"
  identifiers:
    - type: other
      value: "arXiv:2604.18248"
      description: "arXiv preprint identifier"
    - type: doi
      value: "10.5281/zenodo.19644135"
      description: "Zenodo DOI anchor"
