NVIDIA launches OpenShell and a separate Sentry reference design
OpenShell provides open-source sandbox, policy, credential and audit controls, while Sentry adds an out-of-band layer on BlueField-4 DPUs.
By Aaron Felix · Updated 7 October 2026
What this changes for UK buyers
Teams can evaluate the software runtime without NVIDIA hardware, but the full hardware-backed architecture is a separate infrastructure and procurement decision.
What buyers should do
Pilot one read-only agent, prove denied writes and credential isolation, then measure whether the threat model justifies BlueField-4 and Sentry.
Primary announcement
NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform launch ↗This is a dated source-linked buyer briefing. A vendor announcement does not prove UK account eligibility, an independent performance result or regulatory compliance. Open the primary source and confirm the exact plan before changing a production workflow.
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