Secure File Upload Pipeline Designer
Design secure file uploads with validation, quarantine, malware scanning, storage isolation, processing, retention, and audit controls.
Secure File Upload Pipeline Designer is a free AI skill for safety, privacy & compliance. Design secure file uploads with validation, quarantine, malware scanning, storage isolation, processing, retention, and audit controls. It works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and is ready to use out of the box.
About this skill
Secure File Upload Pipeline Designer helps teams accept user files safely. It defines upload limits, content validation, filename handling, quarantine, malware scanning, storage isolation, processing, permissions, signed access, retention, deletion, observability, and incident response.
What it does
The skill analyzes file types, users, storage, processing, data sensitivity, and abuse risks; designs a safe upload and processing flow; adds failure and recovery behavior; and produces implementation and security-test requirements.
What is included
- Threat and abuse model
- Upload limits and validation
- Quarantine and scanning
- Storage and access design
- Processing isolation
- Retention and deletion
- Monitoring and incidents
- Security test plan
How to use it
1. Download the secure-file-upload-pipeline-designer-SKILL.md file 2. Upload it to your backend or security workspace 3. Provide file types, size limits, users, storage, and processing needs 4. Add compliance and retention requirements 5. Use the specification to implement the pipeline
Examples
Design secure uploads for CSV, Excel, PDF, image, and ZIP files used by an AI analysis platform.
A complete upload design with presigned URLs, size and type validation, quarantine, malware scanning, archive limits, isolated processing, tenant storage, access controls, retention, monitoring, and tests.
FAQ
What is this skill for?
Is checking the file extension enough?
How are ZIP files handled?
Does it include malware scanning?
Can uploaded files be processed by AI?
How is this different from a storage design?
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