Chapter 14. Writing Policy Modules

In this chapter

• 14.1 Overview of Writing a Policy Module

• 14.2 Preparation and Planning

• 14.3 Creating an Initial Policy Module

• 14.4 Testing and Analyzing the Policy

• 14.5 Emerging Policy Development Tools

• 14.6 Complete IRC Daemon Module Listings

• 14.7 Summary

This chapter brings together all we have learned throughout the book. It presents a guided tour of writing a policy module for both the example and reference policies.

14.1 Overview of Writing a Policy Module

In this chapter, we walk through the process of creating a policy module, bringing together all we have learned throughout the book. We discuss all the steps required to create a policy module for both the original example policy (Chapter ...

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