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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<Policy xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:3.0:core:schema:wd-17" PolicyId="urn:com:xacml:policy:id:d56af069-6cf1-430c-ba07-e26602e06a52" Version="1" RuleCombiningAlgId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:3.0:rule-combining-algorithm:permit-overrides"> 
+    <Description>${description}</Description>
+    <Target>
+        <AnyOf>
+            <AllOf>
+                <Match MatchId="org.openecomp.function.regex-match">
+                    <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">${PolicyName}</AttributeValue>
+                    <AttributeDesignator Category="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:subject-category:access-subject" AttributeId="PolicyName" DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string" MustBePresent="false"/>
+                </Match>
+            </AllOf>
+            <AllOf>
+                <Match MatchId="org.openecomp.function.regex-match">
+                    <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">${ECOMPName}</AttributeValue>
+                    <AttributeDesignator Category="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:subject-category:access-subject" AttributeId="ECOMPName" DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string" MustBePresent="false"/>
+                </Match>
+                <Match MatchId="org.openecomp.function.regex-match">
+                    <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">${actor}</AttributeValue>
+                    <AttributeDesignator Category="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:3.0:attribute-category:resource" AttributeId="actor" DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string" MustBePresent="false"/>
+                </Match>
+                <Match MatchId="org.openecomp.function.regex-match">
+                    <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">${recipe}</AttributeValue>
+                    <AttributeDesignator Category="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:3.0:attribute-category:resource" AttributeId="recipe" DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string" MustBePresent="false"/>
+                </Match>
+            </AllOf>
+        </AnyOf>
+    </Target>
+    <Rule RuleId="urn:com:xacml:rule:id:284d9393-f861-4250-b62d-fc36640a363a" Effect="Permit">
+        <Target>
+            <AnyOf>
+                <AllOf>
+                    <Match MatchId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:3.0:function:string-equal-ignore-case">
+                        <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">DECIDE</AttributeValue>
+                        <AttributeDesignator Category="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:3.0:attribute-category:action" AttributeId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:action:action-id" DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string" MustBePresent="false"/>
+                    </Match>
+                </AllOf>
+            </AnyOf>
+        </Target>
+        <Condition>
+            <Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:or">
+                <Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:not">
+                    <Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:2.0:function:time-in-range">
+                        <Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:time-one-and-only">
+                            <AttributeDesignator AttributeId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:environment:current-time" DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#time" Category="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:3.0:attribute-category:environment" MustBePresent="false"/>
+                        </Apply>
+                        <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#time">${guardActiveStart}</AttributeValue>
+                        <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#time">${guardActiveEnd}</AttributeValue>
+                    </Apply>
+                </Apply>
+                <Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:integer-less-than-or-equal">
+                    <Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:integer-one-and-only">
+                        <AttributeDesignator Category="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:3.0:attribute-category:resource" AttributeId="count" DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#integer" Issuer="org:openecomp:xacml:sql:${timeWindow}" MustBePresent="false"/>
+                    </Apply>
+                    <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#integer">${limit}</AttributeValue>
+                </Apply>
+            </Apply>
+        </Condition>
+    </Rule>
+    <Rule RuleId="urn:com:xacml:rule:id:284d9393-f861-4250-b62d-fc36640a363a" Effect="Deny">
+        <Target>
+            <AnyOf>
+                <AllOf>
+                    <Match MatchId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:3.0:function:string-equal-ignore-case">
+                        <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">DECIDE</AttributeValue>
+                        <AttributeDesignator Category="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:3.0:attribute-category:action" AttributeId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:action:action-id" DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string" MustBePresent="false"/>
+                    </Match>
+                </AllOf>
+            </AnyOf>
+        </Target>
+        <Condition>
+            <Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:not">
+                <Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:or">
+	                <Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:not">
+   		            	<Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:2.0:function:time-in-range">
+   	                    	<Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:time-one-and-only">
+                            	<AttributeDesignator AttributeId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:environment:current-time" DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#time" Category="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:3.0:attribute-category:environment" MustBePresent="false"/>
+                        	</Apply>
+                        	<AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#time">${guardActiveStart}</AttributeValue>
+                        	<AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#time">${guardActiveEnd}</AttributeValue>
+                    	</Apply>
+                	</Apply>
+                	<Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:integer-less-than-or-equal">
+                    	<Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:integer-one-and-only">
+                        	<AttributeDesignator Category="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:3.0:attribute-category:resource" AttributeId="count" DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#integer" Issuer="org:openecomp:xacml:sql:${timeWindow}" MustBePresent="false"/>
+                    	</Apply>
+                    	<AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#integer">${limit}</AttributeValue>
+                	</Apply>
+            	</Apply>
+            </Apply>
+        </Condition>
+        <AdviceExpressions>
+            <AdviceExpression AdviceId="GUARD_YAML" AppliesTo="Deny">
+                <AttributeAssignmentExpression AttributeId="guard.response" Category="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:3.0:attribute-category:resource">
+                    <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">Denied!</AttributeValue>
+                </AttributeAssignmentExpression>
+            </AdviceExpression>
+        </AdviceExpressions>
+    </Rule>
+</Policy>
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