Documentation

Multi-Cloud Policy Management with PolicyCortex

Create, deploy, and manage governance policies through the PolicyCortex platform interface. Streamline policy lifecycle management with visual workflows and automated deployments.

PolicyCortex Documentation & Quick Start Guide

Policy Dashboard

Centralized Policy Control

The Policy Management dashboard provides comprehensive visibility and control over all governance policies across your cloud infrastructure.

Policy Catalog

• Browse all available policies

• Filter by framework and service

• Search by keywords and tags

Quick Deploy

• One-click policy deployment

• Bulk policy operations

• Automated rollback support

Policy Analytics

• Coverage statistics

• Violation trends

• Compliance scoring

Creating Policies

Visual Policy Builder

Create governance policies using the intuitive visual builder with drag-and-drop components.

Policy Builder Configurationyaml

policy:
  name: "require-encryption-at-rest"
  description: "Ensure all storage resources have encryption enabled"

  target:
    resource_types:
      - "AWS::S3::Bucket"
      - "AWS::RDS::DBInstance"
      - "AWS::EBS::Volume"

  rules:
    - name: "encryption_check"
      condition: "resource.encryption.enabled != true"
      action: "DENY"
      message: "Resource must have encryption at rest enabled"

  compliance_mapping:
    - framework: "SOC2"
      control: "CC6.1"
    - framework: "HIPAA"
      control: "164.312(a)(2)(iv)"

  remediation:
    auto_fix: true
    approval_required: false
    notification_channels: ["slack", "email"]

Policy Templates

Start with pre-built templates for common governance scenarios and compliance frameworks.

Security Templates

• IAM best practices

• Network security rules

• Encryption requirements

• Access control policies

Compliance Templates

• SOC 2 Type II controls

• HIPAA safeguards

• PCI DSS requirements

• ISO 27001 controls

Policy Deployment

Deployment Strategies

Choose from multiple deployment strategies to safely roll out policies across your infrastructure.

Targeted Deployment

Deploy policies to specific resources, accounts, or regions with fine-grained targeting.

Rolling Deployment

Gradually roll out policies across environments with automatic rollback on failures.

Canary Deployment

Test policies on a subset of resources before full deployment to minimize risk.

Policy Monitoring

Real-time Monitoring

• Live policy violation alerts
• Resource compliance status
• Policy effectiveness metrics
• Automated remediation tracking
• Custom dashboard widgets

Analytics & Reporting

• Policy coverage analysis
• Violation trend reports
• Compliance posture scoring
• Executive summaries
• Audit trail generation