Policies

Introduction

If Permissions are about the "what" then policies are about the "who". A policy controls who a permission applies to.

Role Based Policy

Role based policies allow controlling access based on roles assigned to a subject.

Group Based Policy

Group based policies allow controlling access based on the groups a subject is a member of

Account Based Policy

Account based policies allow controlling access based on specific accounts.

Realm Based Policy

Realm based policies allow controlling access based on Hypi realms.

Time Based Policy

Time based policies allow controlling access based on some time period.

Client Based Policy

Client based policies allow controlling access based on the API client being used to make the query.

Aggregate Policy

An aggregate policy allows grouping one or more policies to help aid re-usability.