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Edit a data security policy

Data security policies allow you to control how your organization’s data is shared with users and apps. What is a data security policy?

If your organization’s security needs change, you can edit an existing policy.

Who can do this?

  • Organization admins

Rename a policy

To change the name of a policy:

  1. Go to admin.atlassian.com. Select your organization if you have more than one.

  2. Select Security > Data security policies.

  3. Select the policy.

  4. Select the More actions icon (•••).

  5. Select Rename and give the policy a new name.

  6. Select Rename.

Change policy coverage

To change which data is covered by the policy:

  1. Go to admin.atlassian.com. Select your organization if you have more than one.

  2. Select Security > Data security policies.

  3. Select the policy.

  4. Select Selected data.

  5. Follow the prompts to add or remove selected data, then select Next.

  6. Review your changes, then select Save.

Limits

There are some limits to be aware of:

  • If the policy covers entire products, you can select a maximum of 30 different product instances.

  • If the policy covers spaces and projects, you can select items from a maximum of 15 different product instances. We limit you to 15 items (spaces or projects) from each product instance. If you need to cover more items than this, you can create another policy.

  • You can have a maximum of 50 policies in your organization.

Change policy rules

To change which rules are enforced by the policy:

  1. Go to admin.atlassian.com. Select your organization if you have more than one.

  2. Select Security > Data security policies.

  3. Select the policy.

  4. Select the policy rule you want to change.

  5. Follow the prompts to configure the rule then select Save.

If the policy is active, it may take a few moments for rules to be enforced on the spaces or products covered by the policy.

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