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title: "Policies"
slug: "epm-linux-policies"
updated: 2026-11-03T14:47:50Z
published: 2026-11-03T14:47:50Z
canonical: "docs.senhasegura.io/epm-linux-policies"
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# Policies

This document provides information about the **Policies** report, which displays the policies configured in Segura™ Platform.

## Path to access

1. On Segura™ Platform, in the navigation bar, hover over the **Products menu** and select **EPM**.
2. In the side menu, select **Policies > Linux > Policies**.

## Actions menu

| Item | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Add** | Button | Directs to the new policy registration screen. |
| **Actions** | Dropdown menu | Displays the options: **Print Report**, **Export CSV**, and **Schedule Report**. |

## Search fields

| Item | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Code** | Text field | Filters the policies by their identification code. |
| **Name** | Text field | Filters the policies by their name. |
| **Type** | Dropdown menu | Filters the policies by their type. |
| **Segregation** | Dropdown menu | Filters the policies by their segregation. |
| **Status.** | Dropdown menu | Filters the policies by their activation state. |
| **Audit** | Dropdown menu | Filters the policies by audit status. |

## Report fields

- **Code**.
- **Name**.
- **Type**.
- **Segregation**.
- **Audit**.
- **Status**.
- **Actions**:
  - **Edit:** directs to the **Access Policy Registration** form in edit mode.
  - **Disable:** disables the access policy.

## Segregation screen

When you click **Add**, you're directed to the **Segregation** screen to choose whether the policy will have general application or only on a given device.

Info

The **Access policy registration** form screen is the same for the **General** option and for the **Device** option, the change occurs in the application of the access policy.

### Access policy registration screen

By clicking on the **General** or the **Device** button, you'll be directed to the **Registration access policy** form, where you can register a new access policy that will be implemented according to the chosen option.

### General tab

| Item | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Policy name*** | Text field | Yes | Name of the access policy. |
| **Status*** | Toggle button | Yes | Enables or disables the access policy. |
| **Guideline*** | Dropdown menu | Yes | Select the guideline that will be used in the access policy. |
| **Enable audit*** | Toggle button | Yes | Enables or disables the access policy. |
| **Add** | Button | No | Button that adds a new rule to the **Rules** table. |
| **Rules table** | Table | No | Data for each member of the access policy, containing *checkbox, Allow or lock and Rule text fields.* |

### Application tab

| Item | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Enable audit*** | Toggle button | Yes | Enables or disables the audit. |
| **Enable session recording?*** | Toggle button | Yes | Enables or disables session recording. |
| **Add** | Button | No | Button that adds a new rule to the **Rules** table. |
| **Application table** | Table | No | Data for each member of the application that will be part of the access policy, containing *checkbox, Application path and Symbolic link fields.* |
| **Add** | Button | No | Button that adds a new application to the **Application** table. |
| **Permissions table** | Table | No | Data for each member of the permission that will be part of the access policy, containing *checkbox, Permission, Type and Name fields.* |

### Directory and file control tab

| Item | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Add** | Button | No | Button that adds a new rule to the **Permissions** table. |
| **Permissions table** | Table | No | Data for each member of the permission that will be part of the access policy, containing *checkbox, Permission, Directory or file, and User fields.* |
| **Add** | Button | No | Button that adds a new rule to the **Block rules** table. |
| **Block rules table** | Table | No | Data for each member of the permission that will be part of the access policy, containing *checkbox, Permission, Directory or file, and User fields.* |

### Aliases tab

| Item | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Add** | Button | No | Button that adds a new rule to the **Aliases**' table. |
| **Aliases' table** | Table | No | Data for each member of the alias that will be part of the access policy, containing *checkbox, Alias, and Command fields.* |

### Environment variables tab

| Item | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Add** | Button | No | Button that adds a new rule to the **Environment Variables** table. |
| **Environment variables table** | Table | No | Data for each member of the permission that will be part of the access policy, containing *checkbox, Username, Variable name, and Variable value fields.* |

### Review tab

Contains the information registered in the previous steps. Review them and click **Save**. If you need to modify any information, navigate to the corresponding tab by the top bar or by clicking **Back**.