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title: About the security_policy Resource
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# security_policy

Use the `security_policy` InSpec audit resource to test security policies on the Windows platform.

## Syntax

A `security_policy` resource block declares the name of a security policy and the value to be tested:

    describe security_policy do
      its('policy_name') { should eq 'value' }
    end

where

* `'policy_name'` must specify a security policy
* `{ should eq 'value' }` tests the value of `policy_name` against the value declared in the test


## Matchers

This InSpec audit resource has the following matchers:

### be

<%= partial "/shared/matcher_be" %>

### cmp

<%= partial "/shared/matcher_cmp" %>

### eq

<%= partial "/shared/matcher_eq" %>

### include

<%= partial "/shared/matcher_include" %>

### match

<%= partial "/shared/matcher_match" %>

### policy_name

The `policy_name` matcher must be the name of a security policy:

    its('SeNetworkLogonRight') { should eq '*S-1-5-11' }

## Examples

The following examples show how to use this InSpec audit resource.

### Verify that only the Administrators group has remote access

    describe security_policy do
      its('SeRemoteInteractiveLogonRight') { should eq '*S-1-5-32-544' }
    end