Policy Types

Policy types are the built-in policy objects you can create in authentik.

Use this section to browse the dedicated reference page for each policy type.

📄️ Event Matcher Policy

Use an Event Matcher policy when you want to match authentik events by a small set of built-in fields instead of writing a custom expression.

🗃️ Expression Policies

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📄️ GeoIP Policy

Use a GeoIP policy when you want to make access decisions based on where a request appears to come from.

📄️ Password Policy

Use a Password policy when you want to validate a password entered in a prompt stage.

📄️ Password Expiry Policy

Use a Password Expiry policy when passwords should expire after a fixed number of days.

📄️ Password Uniqueness Policy

The Password Uniqueness policy is an enterprise policy that prevents users from reusing previously used passwords.

📄️ Reputation Policy

Use a Reputation policy when you want authentik to react to repeated failed authentication attempts from a username, a client IP, or both.