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Build Secure AI Infrastructure With DOCA#

GTC 2026 digest Program Core pick San Jose · 16–19 March 2026

Abstract Talk page Slides Recording

Ofir Arkin, Ariel Kit (NVIDIA) — Talk, Tuesday, March 17

  • Why: Line-rate network security enforced from the DPU without host agents or touching protected workloads is the strongest network-security offering in this program — and it extends toward prompt-level defenses and agentic-workflow security, both new territory.
  • What: The DOCA security stack (microservices, frameworks, APIs) running on BlueField: granular network security policy at line rate, real-time detection and blocking of threats to AI workloads, prompt-level defenses, and security for agentic workflows — framed as protecting AI without consuming compute or hurting token economics. (from abstract only)
  • How: BlueField enforces policy in the datapath at line rate, independent of host software; the prompt-level and agentic components are the newest claims and the least mechanistically described in the abstract.
  • Where applicable: Requires NVIDIA BlueField DPUs; NVIDIA-centric stack. The line-rate policy piece is proven ground; treat the prompt-level and agentic-security claims as early and demand the mechanism.