> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.spyderbat.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.spyderbat.com/reference/policies.md).

# Policies

Policies are the main way for users to configure their Spyderbat environment. Policies provide users with a way to generate tailored alerts, and tune out noise. Currently, policies fall under 1 of 2 categories, guardian and suppression.

* Guardian Policies are designed to establish expected behavior of the resources within their scope be it Linux Services, Containers, or Kubernetes Clusters.
* Suppression Policies are a way of tuning out the noise of Spyderbat's built-in detections. While Spydertraces aim at reducing the number of alerts a user should investigate, varying factors can lead to situations where suppression policies are necessary.

| Policy Type   | Category          | Supported Selectors                                        | Supported Response Actions                                                                     | Supports Rulesets |
| ------------- | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
| linux-service | Guardian Workload | <p>Cluster<br>Machine<br>Service</p>                       | <p>makeRedFlag<br>makeOpsFlag<br>agentKillProcess<br>agentKillProcessGroup</p>                 | No                |
| container     | Guardian Workload | <p>Cluster<br>Machine<br>Namespace<br>Pod<br>Container</p> | <p>makeRedFlag<br>makeOpsFlag<br>agentKillProcess<br>agentKillProcessGroup<br>agentKillPod</p> | No                |
| cluster       | Guardian Ruleset  | Cluster                                                    | <p>makeRedFlag<br>makeOpsFlag<br>agentKillPod</p>                                              | Yes               |
| trace         | Suppression       | <p>Cluster<br>Machine<br>Trace<br>User</p>                 | N/A                                                                                            | No                |

## Related Pages

* [Response Actions](/reference/policies/response-actions.md) - Actions that can be taken by Guardian Policies.
* [Selectors](/reference/selectors.md) - Reference documentation on the various selector types.
* [Rulesets](/reference/rulesets.md) - Rulesets supported by some policies.


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