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# read

Reads the policy previously created.

### Usage

```
vhsm nitride policy read <name> [flags]
```

* `<name>`: the policy name

#### Flags

* [Global HTTP Options](/nitride/cli.md#global-options)
* [Output Options](/nitride/cli.md#output-options)
* [Command Options](/nitride/cli.md#command-options)

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#### Example

```
vhsm nitride policy read test
```

**Output is similar to**:

```
Key           Value
---           -----
created       1751893334
identities    map[firmware:[map[name:local-test policy:<nil>]] metadata:<nil> platform:[map[name:amd-sev-snp-milan-vcek policy:<nil>]] provider:local-none-debug workload:map[name:vtpm-ubuntu policy:map[hash:false pcrs.1:false]]]
name          test
```

#### Additional Example

Read a specific policy with a custom namespace.

```
vhsm nitride policy read test -namespace=prod
```

**Output is similar to**:

```
Key           Value
---           -----
created       1751893334
identities    map[firmware:[map[name:local-test policy:<nil>]] metadata:<nil> platform:[map[name:amd-sev-snp-milan-vcek policy:<nil>]] provider:local-none-debug workload:map[name:vtpm-ubuntu policy:map[hash:false pcrs.1:false]]]
name          test
```

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