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# Retrieve Security Policy Metadata



Retrieve the metadata associated with the security policy object.

<Endpoint path="/api/{version}/metadata/objects/securitypolicies" method="GET"></Endpoint>

## Headers {#headers}

<FieldTable>
| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `Accept` | `application/json` (default) or `application/xml` |
</FieldTable>

## Request {#request}

<CodeExample title="">
```
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: {SESSION_ID}" \
https://myvault.veevavault.com/api/v21.1/metadata/objects/securitypolicies

```
</CodeExample>

## Response {#response}

<CodeExample title="">
```
{
   "responseStatus": "SUCCESS",
   "responseMessage": "Success",
   "metadata": {
       "name": "security_policy",
       "description": "Security Policy",
       "properties": [
           {
               "name": "policy_details__v",
               "type": [
                   "CompleteObject"
               ],
               "description": "Details",
               "objectTypeReferenced": [
                   {
                       "type": "policy_details"
                   }
               ]
           },
           {
               "name": "policy_security_settings__v",
               "type": [
                   "CompleteObject"
               ],
               "description": "Security Settings",
               "objectTypeReferenced": [
                   {
                       "type": "policy_security_settings"
                   }
               ]
           }
       ],
       "objects": [
           {
               "name": "policy_details",
               "description": "Details",
               "properties": [
                   {
                       "name": "name__v",
                       "type": [
                           "string"
                       ],
                       "description": "Public Key"
                   },
                   {
                       "name": "label__v",
                       "type": [
                           "string"
                       ],
                       "description": "Policy Name",
                       "required": true,
                       "maxValue": 60,
                       "minValue": 1,
                       "editable": true,
                       "onCreateEditable": true
                   }
               ]
           },
           {
               "name": "policy_security_settings",
               "description": "Security Policy",
               "properties": [
                   {
                       "name": "authentication_type__v",
                       "type": [
                           "SummaryObject"
                       ],
                       "description": "Authentication Type",
                       "required": true,
                       "editable": true,
                       "onCreateEditable": true
                   },
                   {
                       "name": "passwords_require_number__v",
                       "type": [
                           "boolean"
                       ],
                       "description": "Passwords require a number",
                       "required": true,
                       "editable": true,
                       "onCreateEditable": true
                   },
                   {
                       "name": "passwords_require_uppercase_letter__v",
                       "type": [
                           "boolean"
                       ],
                       "description": "Passwords require an upper-case letter",
                       "required": true,
                       "editable": true,
                       "onCreateEditable": true
                   }
               ]
           }
       ]
   }
}

```
</CodeExample>

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