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title: Duplicate a Shield Policy
canonical: https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/duplicate-a-shield-policy/
product: CloudConnexa Docs
description: Duplicate a Shield Policy in CloudConnexa to reuse its Domain Filtering, Traffic Filtering, and Allow/Block List settings as a starting point for a new policy — User Group assignments are not copied, and the duplicate must be saved under a unique name.
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# Duplicate a Shield Policy

## Overview

Use **Duplicate** to create a Shield Policy based on an existing policy. CloudConnexa copies the Domain Filtering, Traffic Filtering, Domain Allow List, and Domain Block List settings from the source policy and opens a new policy with those settings pre-filled.

You can then modify the copied settings and save the new policy under a unique name.

For information about the actions available from the Shield Policies list, refer to [Browse and Manage Shield Policies](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/browse-and-manage-shield-policies.md).

> **Important**
>
> User Group assignments aren't copied. The duplicated policy starts with no assigned User Groups. After creating the policy, assign the appropriate groups separately. Refer to [Assign User Groups to a Shield Policy](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/assign-user-groups-to-a-shield-policy.md).

## Duplicate a policy

1. Sign in to the CloudConnexa Administration Portal using your WPC's **Cloud ID** address (for example, `yourcompany.openvpn.com`).
2. Navigate to **Shield → Policies**.
3. Locate the source policy you want to duplicate.
4. Select **Duplicate policy**.
   - CloudConnexa opens the new policy form with the source policy's filtering and Allow/Block List settings pre-filled.
5. Enter a unique **Policy name**.

   > **Tip**
   >
   > The new policy follows the same Policy name requirements as any other Shield Policy. For more information about the name requirements and other settings, refer to [Create or Edit a Shield Policy](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/create-or-edit-a-shield-policy.md).
6. Assign User Groups to the new policy as needed.
   - Refer to [Assign User Groups to a Shield Policy](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/assign-user-groups-to-a-shield-policy.md).
7. Review and modify the copied settings as needed.
8. Select **Create Policy**.
   - CloudConnexa creates the new Shield Policy and returns you to the Shield Policies list.

## Policy limit

If your WPC has reached its policy limit, you can't duplicate another Shield Policy.

## Related resources

- [Browse and Manage Shield Policies](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/browse-and-manage-shield-policies.md)
- [Create or Edit a Shield Policy](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/create-or-edit-a-shield-policy.md)
- [Assign User Groups to a Shield Policy](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/assign-user-groups-to-a-shield-policy.md)
- [About Shield Policies](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/about-shield-policies.md)

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