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title: Default and example policies
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# Default and example policies

A policy snapshot is a file that contains a complete Trust Framework and policy set.

A policy snapshot is also the data import format for a PingAuthorize Policy Editor. PingAuthorize includes a number of default and example policy snapshot files in the `resource/policies` directory. The following table describes the available snapshot files.

| Snapshot filename               | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `defaultPolicies.SNAPSHOT`      | The default Trust Framework for PingAuthorize Server and a minimal set of policies.Always use this snapshot as the starting point for policy development.                                                                                                       |
| `gatewayPolicyExample.SNAPSHOT` | An example policy set that demonstrates how to apply policies to an external REST API using PingAuthorize Server as an API security gateway.Based on [PingAuthorize Tutorials](../getting_started_with_pingauthorize_tutorials/paz_get_started_tutorials.html). |
| `scimPolicyExample.SNAPSHOT`    | An example policy set that demonstrates how to implement access token-based access control using the SCIM 2 REST API.Based on [PingAuthorize Tutorials](../getting_started_with_pingauthorize_tutorials/paz_get_started_tutorials.html).                        |