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title: RuleFilePermissions type | Wartiva GraphQL API
description: A FILE rule's permission check, with each mode in octal such as 0644. Wartiva GraphQL API reference with arguments, fields, and examples.
url: https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/rule-file-permissions.html
updated: 2026-10-07
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Policies and findings · GraphQL type

# `RuleFilePermissions` type

A FILE rule's permission check, with each mode in octal such as 0644. Not available for a Windows glob: Windows permission bits don't reflect its access control lists.

## Fields

| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| `maxMode` - [`String`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/string.html) | The widest mode allowed: a file with any bit outside it fails. |
| `requiredMode` - [`String`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/string.html) | Bits a file must have set. |

## Used by

- [`RuleBodyFile`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/rule-body-file.html) type: The body of a FILE rule.

## Example

### Example

```json
{
  "maxMode": "xyz789",
  "requiredMode": "abc123"
}

```

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