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title: "Reference for policies"
slug: "epm-windows-policies"
updated: 2026-03-04T12:03:51Z
published: 2026-03-04T14:36:49Z
canonical: "docs.senhasegura.io/epm-windows-policies"
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# Reference for policies

This document provides information about the **Policies** screen, which displays the properties and configuration details of a policy registered in the **EPM** module.

## Access Path

1. On Segura, in the navigation bar, hover over the **Product Menu** and select **EPM**.
2. In the side menu, select **Policies > Windows > Access policies.**
3. In the selected record, click the **Actions** button and select **Details**.

## General tab

| Item | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Category** | Displays the category assigned to the policy. |
| **Name** | Displays the name of the access policy. |
| **Status** | Displays the status of the policy. |
| **Actions** | Displays the action configured for the policy. |

## Applications tab

| Item | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Record session of these applications** | Displays if sessions of these applications are to be recorded. |
| **Control parent process** | Displays if parent process control is enabled. |
| **Control child process** | Displays if child process control is enabled. |

## Criterias and Rules tab

| Item | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Product name** | Displays the configured product name. |
| **File hash** | Displays the hash or unique identifier of the file controlled by the policy. |
| **Directory** | Displays the directory linked to the access policy. |

## Workflow tab

| Item | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **User can elevate applications** | Displays if the user can request application elevation. |
| **Require reason to elevate applications** | Displays if a justification is required for elevation. |
| **Require approval to elevate applications** | Displays if approval is required for elevation. |
| **Approvals required** | Displays the number of approvals required for elevation. |
| **Disapprovals required to cancel** | Displays the number of rejections required to cancel the elevation. |
| **Approval in levels** | Displays if tiered approvals are configured. |
| **Allow emergency access** | Displays if emergency access is allowed. |
| **Governance ID required when justifying?** | Displays if entering a governance code is required in the justification. |
| **Always add user manager to approvers?** | Displays if the user's manager is always added as an approver. |