Create policy

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https://cloud.tenable.com/policies

Creates a policy (scan template).

Note: Policies are referred to as scan templates in the user interface. The term policy is only used by the API. The two terms refer to the same feature.

Requires the Standard [32] user role or the VM.VM_SCAN.VM_SCAN_USER_TEMPLATE.CREATE custom role privilege. See Roles.

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Returned if you do not have the required permissions to create a policy (scan template).

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200Returned if Tenable Vulnerability Management successfully created the policy (scan template).

400Returned if your request specified invalid parameters or if your request was improperly formatted.

429Returned if you attempt to send too many requests in a specific period of time. For more information, see Rate Limiting.

500Returned if Tenable Vulnerability Management encountered an internal server error. Wait a moment, and try your request again.