Only project Owners have the [permissions](../../permissions.md#project-members-permissions)
to select Security Policy Project.
Once your policy is complete, save it by selecting **Create merge request** at the bottom of the
editor. This redirects you to the merge request on the project's configured security policy project.
If a security policy project doesn't link to your project, GitLab creates such a project for you.
Existing policies can also be removed from the editor interface by selecting **Delete policy** at
the bottom of the editor.
The policy editor only supports YAML mode. To follow work on Rule mode, see the epic
[Allow Users to Edit Rule-mode Scan Result Policies in the Policy UI](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/5363).
![Scan Result Policy Editor YAML Mode](img/scan_result_policy_yaml_mode_v14_6.png)
### Scan Result Policies schema
The YAML file with Scan Result Policies consists of an array of objects matching the Scan Result
Policy schema nested under the `scan_result_policy` key. You can configure a maximum of five
policies under the `scan_result_policy` key.
When you save a new policy, GitLab validates its contents against [this JSON schema](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/ee/app/validators/json_schemas/security_orchestration_policy.json).
If you're not familiar with how to read [JSON schemas](https://json-schema.org/),
the following sections and tables provide an alternative.
| Field | Type | Possible values | Description |
|-------|------|-----------------|-------------|
| `scan_result_policy` | `array` of Scan Result Policy | | List of Scan Result Policies (maximum 5). |
### Scan Result Policy schema
| Field | Type | Possible values | Description |
|-------|------|-----------------|-------------|
| `name` | `string` | | Name of the policy. |
| `description` (optional) | `string` | | Description of the policy. |
| `enabled` | `boolean` | `true`, `false` | Flag to enable (`true`) or disable (`false`) the policy. |
| `rules` | `array` of rules | | List of rules that the policy applies. |
| `actions` | `array` of actions | | List of actions that the policy enforces. |
### `scan_finding` rule type
This rule enforces the defined actions based on the information provided.
| `branches` | `array` of `string` | `*` or the branch's name | The branch the given policy applies to (supports wildcard). |
| `scanners` | `array` of `string` | `sast`, `secret_detection`, `dependency_scanning`, `container_scanning`, `dast`, `coverage_fuzzing`, `api_fuzzing` | The security scanners for this rule to consider. |
| `vulnerabilities_allowed` | `integer` | Greater than or equal to zero | Number of vulnerabilities allowed before this rule is considered. |
| `severity_levels` | `array` of `string` | `info`, `unknown`, `low`, `medium`, `high`, `critical`| The severity levels for this rule to consider. |
| `vulnerability_states` | `array` of `string` | `newly_detected`, `detected`, `confirmed`, `resolved`, `dismissed` | The vulnerability states for this rule to consider when the target branch is set to the default branch. |
### `require_approval` action type
This action sets an approval rule to be required when conditions are met for at least one rule in