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Add an Access Control Profile Policy

An access control policy is used in an access control profile to define the resources and the conditions for accessing the resources. A Super User can create a policy from a policy skeleton or create the policy from scratch in the JSON format.

To create an access control policy:

  1. Click Settings Menu > Control Profiles.

    The Access Control Profiles page appears.

  2. On the Policy Pool tab, click the + (Add) icon.
    The Add Policy page appears.
  3. Create the policy in one of the following ways:

    • Create a policy by using a policy skeleton

      To create a policy by using a policy skeleton:

      1. Select the policy skeleton from the drop-down list under Create a new policy or start creating one from skeleton.

        The skeleton definition is displayed in the JSON format in the text field below the drop-down box.

      2. In the name field, replace the <enter-policy-name> with a proper name for the policy.

      3. Confirm the apis, resources, conditions, and description. Edit as needed.

      4. (Optional) Click Format JSON to format the policy.

      5. Click OK to add the policy to the policy pool.

        The policy can now be used in profiles.

    • Create a policy from scratch

      To create a policy from scratch:

      1. Select the create a new policy from the drop-down list under Create a new policy or start creating one from skeleton.

      2. Add your policy definition in the JSON format, in the text field below the drop-down list. For guidance on creating a policy, see Access Control Policies and Skeletons Overview.

  4. (Optional) Click Format JSON to format the policy.
  5. Click OK to add the policy to the policy pool.
What's Next

Add the policy to a profile. See Add Access Control Profiles.

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