docs/books/assemblies/user-guide/configuring-authorization.adoc

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[id='configuring-authorization-{context}']
= Configuring authorization

You can configure _policies_ to secure messaging resources in your messaging environment. Policies ensure that only authorized users can access messaging endpoints through the router network, and that the resources on those endpoints are used in an authorized way.

* xref:types-policies-{context}[]
* xref:how-policies-enforce-connection-resource-limits-{context}[]
* xref:setting-global-connection-limits-{context}[]
* xref:setting-connection-resource-limits-messaging-endpoints-{context}[]

// Types of policies
include::../../modules/user-guide/types-policies.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

// How policies enforce connection and resources limits
include::../../modules/user-guide/how-policies-enforce-connection-resource-limits.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

// Creating global policies
include::../../modules/user-guide/setting-global-connection-limits.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

// Creating vhost policies
include::setting-connection-resource-limits-messaging-endpoints.adoc[leveloffset=+1]