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title: Policy Enforcement
description: Integrate API compliance validations with automation through Sensedia CLI.
documentId: adaptive-governance-policy-enforcement
locale: en-US
---

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**Integrate API compliance validation with automation pipelines**

Configure governance policies, establish the compliance level, and let **_Policy Enforcement_** prepare everything else so you can run the validation using the **Sensedia CLI**.

By enforcing policies, your organization can mitigate risks, enhance API performance, and maintain compliance with governance standards. **_Policy Enforcement_** acts as a safeguard, ensuring that interactions within the system are secure, controlled, and aligned with the company's strategic objectives.

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## Policy Enforcement for the Maturity Report

Follow the steps below to configure **Policy Enforcement** for the Maturity Report:

<Steps>
  <Step>
    ### Step 1

    In the left sidebar menu, click **Lifecycle > Policies**.

    ![Adaptive Governance sidebar menu with the Policies item highlighted](https://creative-ball-51b3fc85c0.media.strapiapp.com/policies_menu_0511001f3b.png)
  </Step>
  <Step>
    ### Step 2

    Select the gateway where your APIs are located.

    ![policies screen with step 1 gateway selection](https://creative-ball-51b3fc85c0.media.strapiapp.com/select_gateway_484d912926.png)
  </Step>
  <Step>
    ### Step 3

    Select **Maturity** and click **GET AUTOMATION CODE**.

    ![policies screen](https://creative-ball-51b3fc85c0.media.strapiapp.com/policies_maturity_ab3c64f4f7.png)
  </Step>
  <Step>
    ### Step 4

    Select one or more APIs.

    <Callout type="NOTE" title="NOTE">
    If your connection is non-native, skip to step 5.  You can search by API name, select from the list, or click **Select All** to select all APIs. Then, click **Next**.

    ![policies screen with the step for API selection](https://creative-ball-51b3fc85c0.media.strapiapp.com/select_apis_87aa37ea96.png)
    </Callout>
  </Step>
  <Step>
    ### Step 5

    Indicate the target maturity level and click **NEXT**.

    ![policies screen with the step for maturity level selection](https://creative-ball-51b3fc85c0.media.strapiapp.com/policy_maturity_level_e69efc212c.png)

    For example, if you enter "50" as the maturity level, **Policy Enforcement** will validate whether the selected APIs have a maturity _score_ equal to or greater than 50%. If an API has a maturity _score_ below 50%, when [running the CLI command](#cli-command), **Policy Enforcement** will return an error, indicating that the API does not meet the established maturity level. If the APIs have maturity _scores_ equal to or greater than 50%, a success message will be returned.
  </Step>
  <Step>
    ### Step 6

    Copy the command (which will be used in step 9) and click **DOWNLOAD CODE**.

    ![policies screen with the step to copy the command and download the .yaml file](https://creative-ball-51b3fc85c0.media.strapiapp.com/policy_command_and_download_704720a97c.png)
  </Step>
  <Step>
    ### Step 7

    Unzip the downloaded `.yaml` file. To make it easier, you can save it in the same folder in which the contracts of the APIs you want to validate are located.
  </Step>
  <Step>
    ### Step 8

    Open the downloaded `.yaml` configuration file and, in `spec` > `artifact`, replace `YOUR_PATH_FILE` with the API contract file name. Do not include the less-than or greater-than signs. If the `.yaml` file is in the same folder as the API contract, enter only the file name. Otherwise, also enter the path to the file.

    <Callout type="NOTE" title="NOTE">
    The contract must be in `JSON` format, compressed in `.zip` format.

    ![.yaml file opened in text editor with the artifact field highlighted](https://creative-ball-51b3fc85c0.media.strapiapp.com/policy_enforcement_yaml_edit_file_name_7d67d8f275.png)
    </Callout>
  </Step>
  <Step>
    ### Step 9

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    The rest of the process is done via **Sensedia CLI**:

      - In the CLI, apply the YAML file by running a command like the one you copied in step 6:
    `ssd apply -f [file-name].yaml`, substituting `[file-name]` with the name of the configuration file you downloaded. Do not use the '[]'.

    <Callout type="TIP" title="TIP">
    If you do not yet have the **Sensedia CLI**, see the [Sensedia CLI installation documentation](/docs/cli/how-to).

      - If the API complies with the specified policy, the command will return a success message.
    ![Sensedia CLI terminal with example of success message](https://creative-ball-51b3fc85c0.media.strapiapp.com/policies_cli_bb0990577b.png)

      - Otherwise, the command will return an error message indicating what was non-compliant.
    ![Sensedia CLI terminal with example of error message](https://creative-ball-51b3fc85c0.media.strapiapp.com/policies_cli_error_678daa6976.png)
    </Callout>
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Callout type="TIP" title="TIP">
Consult the **Sensedia CLI** documentation for more details on:

- The [Sensedia CLI installation](/docs/cli/how-to).
- The [Policy Enforcement](/docs/cli/policy-enforcement) configuration.
</Callout>

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