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title: Build secure access policies · Cloudflare Learning Paths
description: With Cloudflare Zero Trust, you can apply granular security
  policies to all traffic proxied from the user device to your private network.
  Policies can key off of domain name, user identity, device posture, SNI, IP
  address, port, protocol, and other attributes. Building simple,
  well-structured policies is an important factor in having a secure
  organization with a manageable workflow.
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With Cloudflare Zero Trust, you can apply granular security policies to all traffic proxied from the user device to your private network. Policies can key off of domain name, user identity, device posture, SNI, IP address, port, protocol, and other attributes. Building simple, well-structured policies is an important factor in having a secure organization with a manageable workflow.

## Objectives

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

* Create Zero Trust policies to secure access to your private network.
* Enforce WARP client session timeouts.
* Display custom block messages.
* Discover Shadow IT within your private network.
