51.38. pg_policy
  The catalog
  
   pg_policy
  
  stores row level
   security policies for tables.  A policy includes the kind of
   command that it applies to (possibly all commands), the roles that it
   applies to, the expression to be added as a security-barrier
   qualification to queries that include the table, and the expression
   to be added as a
  
   WITH CHECK
  
  option for queries that attempt to
   add new records to the table.
 
   
    Table 51.38. 
    
     pg_policy
    
    Columns
   
  
| Name | Type | References | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 
        polname
        | 
        name
        | The name of the policy | |
| 
        polrelid
        | 
        oid
        | 
        
          | The table to which the policy applies | 
| 
        polcmd
        | 
        char
        | The command type to which the policy is applied: 
        r
       for
        SELECT
       ,
        a
       for
        INSERT
       ,
        w
       for
        UPDATE
       ,
        d
       for
        DELETE
       ,
       or
        *
       for all | |
| 
        polpermissive
        | 
        boolean
        | Is the policy permissive or restrictive? | |
| 
        polroles
        | 
        oid[]
        | 
        
          | The roles to which the policy is applied | 
| 
        polqual
        | 
        pg_node_tree
        | The expression tree to be added to the security barrier qualifications for queries that use the table | |
| 
        polwithcheck
        | 
        pg_node_tree
        | The expression tree to be added to the WITH CHECK qualifications for queries that attempt to add rows to the table | 
Note
   Policies stored in
   
    pg_policy
   
   are applied only when
   
    pg_class
   
   .
   
    relrowsecurity
   
   is set for
    their table.