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Test Your Reflexes: 3 Instant PAAC Exam Traps (Click Any Card!)

Section titled “Test Your Reflexes: 3 Instant PAAC Exam Traps (Click Any Card!)”
Trap #1: Perimeter & SDP
A user accidentally types ONLY their credit card number into chat. Does Model Armor block the message or redact it?
Answer: It REDACTS & continues! A single Sensitive Data Protection (SDP) detector match triggers de-identification/redaction. Model Armor only issues a hard BLOCK when multiple threat detectors trigger simultaneously!
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Trap #2: Identity vs. Parameters
Can you use a Cloud IAM policy or Principal Access Boundary (PAB) to block a wire-transfer tool when amount > $10,000?
Answer: NO! Cloud IAM and PAB cannot see inside tool arguments like amount=50000. You must use a deterministic runtime guardrail (ADK Before-Tool Callback returning a dict) + Tool-Level HITL!
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Trap #3: A2A vs. MCP Scanning
Which Model Context Protocol (MCP) payload bypasses inline Model Armor sanitization: tools/call or tools/list?
Answer: MCP tools/list bypasses sanitization! Model Armor scans A2A Send Message, A2A Agent Cards, and MCP tools/call—so always govern tool descriptions inside Agent Registry!
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