# Policy Enforcement Provider (PEP)

`IPolicyEnforcementService` in assembly SanteDB.Core.Api version 3.0.1980.0

## Summary

Represents a PEP that receives demands

## Operations

| Operation  | Response/Return | Input/Parameter                                                                                    | Description                                       |
| ---------- | --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| Demand     | void            | *String* **policyId**                                                                              | Demand access to the policy for the current       |
| Demand     | void            | <p><em>String</em> <strong>policyId</strong><br><em>IPrincipal</em> <strong>principal</strong></p> | Demand access to the policy for the current       |
| SoftDemand | Boolean         | <p><em>String</em> <strong>policyId</strong><br><em>IPrincipal</em> <strong>principal</strong></p> | Demand the specified policy and return the result |

## Implementations

### DefaultPolicyEnforcementService - (SanteDB.Core.Api)

Policy enforcement service

#### Service Registration

```markup
...
<section xsi:type="ApplicationServiceContextConfigurationSection" threadPoolSize="4">
	<serviceProviders>
		...
		<add type="SanteDB.Core.Security.DefaultPolicyEnforcementService, SanteDB.Core.Api, Version=3.0.1980.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" />
		...
	</serviceProviders>
```

## Example Implementation

```csharp
/// Example Implementation
using SanteDB.Core.Security.Services;
/// Other usings here
public class MyPolicyEnforcementService : SanteDB.Core.Security.Services.IPolicyEnforcementService { 
	public String ServiceName => "My own IPolicyEnforcementService service";
	/// <summary>
	/// Demand access to the policy for the current
	/// </summary>
	public void Demand(String policyId){
		throw new System.NotImplementedException();
	}
	/// <summary>
	/// Demand access to the policy for the current
	/// </summary>
	public void Demand(String policyId,IPrincipal principal){
		throw new System.NotImplementedException();
	}
	/// <summary>
	/// Demand the specified policy and return the result
	/// </summary>
	public Boolean SoftDemand(String policyId,IPrincipal principal){
		throw new System.NotImplementedException();
	}
}
```

## References

* [IPolicyEnforcementService C# Documentation](http://santesuite.org/assets/doc/net/html/T_SanteDB_Core_Security_Services_IPolicyEnforcementService.htm)
* [DefaultPolicyEnforcementService C# Documentation](http://santesuite.org/assets/doc/net/html/T_SanteDB_Core_Security_DefaultPolicyEnforcementService.htm)


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