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What is a Venafi policy folder?
A policy folder is TPP's basic unit of governance — a node in a tree structure, much like a file-system directory, that carries a bundle of certificate rules down to everything created underneath it.
A folder typically pins down which CA template to enroll against, the allowed key algorithm and size, the validity period, naming conventions, and who is allowed to request or approve certificates in that part of the tree. Sub-folders inherit their parent's settings unless explicitly overridden, which is how large organizations keep, say, "Finance/Production" stricter than "Finance/Development" without duplicating rules everywhere.
Every certificate object in TPP lives inside exactly one policy folder, which is also what ties it to a specific team's ownership and approval chain.
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