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api	/sys/policies/ - HTTP API	docs-http-system-policies	The `/sys/policies/` endpoints are used to manage ACL, RGP, and EGP policies in Vault.

/sys/policies/

The /sys/policies endpoints are used to manage ACL, RGP, and EGP policies in Vault.

~> NOTE: This endpoint is only available in Vault version 0.9+. Please also note that RGPs and EGPs are Vault Enterprise Premium features and the associated endpoints are not available in Vault Open Source or Vault Enterprise Pro.

List ACL Policies

This endpoint lists all configured ACL policies.

Method	Path	Produces
LIST	/sys/policies/acl	200 application/json

Sample Request

$ curl \
    -X LIST --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/sys/policies/acl

Sample Response

{
  "keys": ["root", "my-policy"]
}

Read ACL Policy

This endpoint retrieves information about the named ACL policy.

Method	Path	Produces
GET	/sys/policies/acl/:name	200 application/json

Parameters

• name (string: <required>) – Specifies the name of the policy to retrieve. This is specified as part of the request URL.

Sample Request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/sys/policies/acl/my-policy

Sample Response

{
  "name": "deploy",
  "policy": "path \"secret/foo\" {..."
}

Create/Update ACL Policy

This endpoint adds a new or updates an existing ACL policy. Once a policy is updated, it takes effect immediately to all associated users.

Method	Path	Produces
PUT	/sys/policies/acl/:name	204 (empty body)

Parameters

• name (string: <required>) – Specifies the name of the policy to create. This is specified as part of the request URL.

• policy (string: <required>) - Specifies the policy document. This can be base64-encoded to avoid string escaping.

Sample Payload

{
  "policy": "path \"secret/foo\" {..."
}

Sample Request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request PUT \
    --data @payload.json \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/sys/policies/acl/my-policy

Delete ACL Policy

This endpoint deletes the ACL policy with the given name. This will immediately affect all users associated with this policy. (A deleted policy set on a token acts as an empty policy.)

Method	Path	Produces
DELETE	/sys/policies/acl/:name	204 (empty body)

Parameters

• name (string: <required>) – Specifies the name of the policy to delete. This is specified as part of the request URL.

Sample Request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request DELETE \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/sys/policies/acl/my-policy

List RGP Policies

This endpoint lists all configured RGP policies.

Method	Path	Produces
LIST	/sys/policies/rgp	200 application/json

Sample Request

$ curl \
    -X LIST --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/sys/policies/rgp

Sample Response

{
  "keys": ["webapp", "database"]
}

Read RGP Policy

This endpoint retrieves information about the named RGP policy.

Method	Path	Produces
GET	/sys/policies/rgp/:name	200 application/json

Parameters

• name (string: <required>) – Specifies the name of the policy to retrieve. This is specified as part of the request URL.

Sample Request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/sys/policies/rgp/webapp

Sample Response

{
  "name": "webapp",
  "policy": "rule main = {...",
  "enforcement_level": "soft-mandatory"
}

Create/Update RGP Policy

This endpoint adds a new or updates an existing RGP policy. Once a policy is updated, it takes effect immediately to all associated users.

Method	Path	Produces
PUT	/sys/policies/rgp/:name	204 (empty body)

Parameters

• name (string: <required>) – Specifies the name of the policy to create. This is specified as part of the request URL.

• policy (string: <required>) - Specifies the policy document. This can be base64-encoded to avoid string escaping.

• enforcement_level (string: <required>) - Specifies the enforcement level to use. This must be one of advisory, soft-mandatory, or hard-mandatory.

Sample Payload

{
  "policy": "rule main = {...",
  "enforcement_level": "soft-mandatory"
}

Sample Request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request PUT \
    --data @payload.json \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/sys/policies/rgp/webapp

Delete RGP Policy

This endpoint deletes the RGP policy with the given name. This will immediately affect all users associated with this policy. (A deleted policy set on a token acts as an empty policy.)

Method	Path	Produces
DELETE	/sys/policies/rgp/:name	204 (empty body)

Parameters

• name (string: <required>) – Specifies the name of the policy to delete. This is specified as part of the request URL.

Sample Request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request DELETE \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/sys/policies/rgp/webapp

List EGP Policies

This endpoint lists all configured EGP policies. Since EGP policies act on a path, this endpoint returns two identifiers:

• keys contains a mapping of names to associated paths in a format that vault list understands
• name_path_map contains an object mapping names to paths and glob status in a more machine-friendly format

Method	Path	Produces
LIST	/sys/policies/egp	200 application/json

Sample Request

$ curl \
    -X LIST --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/sys/policies/egp

Sample Response

{
  "keys": [ "breakglass" ]
}

Read EGP Policy

This endpoint retrieves information about the named EGP policy.

Method	Path	Produces
GET	/sys/policies/egp/:name	200 application/json

Parameters

• name (string: <required>) – Specifies the name of the policy to retrieve. This is specified as part of the request URL.

Sample Request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/sys/policies/egp/breakglass

Sample Response

{
  "enforcement_level": "soft-mandatory",
  "name": "breakglass",
  "paths": [ "*" ],
  "policy": "rule main = {..."
}

Create/Update EGP Policy

This endpoint adds a new or updates an existing EGP policy. Once a policy is updated, it takes effect immediately to all associated users.

Method	Path	Produces
PUT	/sys/policies/egp/:name	204 (empty body)

Parameters

• name (string: <required>) – Specifies the name of the policy to create. This is specified as part of the request URL.

• policy (string: <required>) - Specifies the policy document. This can be base64-encoded to avoid string escaping.

• enforcement_level (string: <required>) - Specifies the enforcement level to use. This must be one of advisory, soft-mandatory, or hard-mandatory.

• paths (string or array: required) - Specifies the paths on which this EGP should be applied, either as a comma-separated list or an array. Glob characters can denote suffixes, e.g. secret/*; a path of * will affect all authenticated and login requests.

Sample Payload

{
  "policy": "rule main = {...",
  "paths": [ "*", "secret/*", "transit/keys/*" ],
  "enforcement_level": "soft-mandatory"
}

Sample Request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request PUT \
    --data @payload.json \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/sys/policies/egp/breakglass

Delete EGP Policy

This endpoint deletes the EGP policy with the given name from all paths on which it was configured.

Method	Path	Produces
DELETE	/sys/policies/egp/:name	204 (empty body)

Parameters

• name (string: <required>) – Specifies the name of the policy to delete. This is specified as part of the request URL.

Sample Request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request DELETE \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/sys/policies/egp/breakglass