7. PoliciesΒΆ

Starting with LinOTP version 2.3 also policies for users and administrators are supported. There are two different policy types. The first policy type is for users connecting to the self service portal. This way it is possible to define, which user from which realm is allowed to perform which action within the self service portal. The other policy type is for administrators managing the tokens. This way it is possible to define, that an administrator is only allowed to manage tokens within a certain realm. A policy consists of the values

Active
If you want to turn off a certain policy, you do not need to delete the policy but you can mark the policy inactive.
Policy name
This is the name, just to identify the policy.
Scope
This is the scope, for which the policy is defined. Valid scopes are selfservice, admin, system, license and enrollment etc.
Action
This is the action, which means, if this policy is valid for a certain user, the user will be allowed to do this. Several comma separated actions may be entered here.
User
This is the username, for whom this policy will be valid. Several comma separated username may be entered here. For more information see Users in policies.
Realm
This is the realm, for which the policy is defined.
Client
The client IP or subnet for which this policy is defined. For more information see Clients in policies.
Time
N/A