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# AWS::ElasticLoadBalancing::LoadBalancer Policies
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Specifies policies for your Classic Load Balancer.

To associate policies with a listener, use the [PolicyNames](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-ec2-elb-listener.html#cfn-ec2-elb-listener-policynames) property for the listener.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[Attributes](#cfn-elasticloadbalancing-loadbalancer-policies-attributes)" : {{[ {{{Key}}: {{Value}}, ...}, ... ]}},
  "[InstancePorts](#cfn-elasticloadbalancing-loadbalancer-policies-instanceports)" : {{[ String, ... ]}},
  "[LoadBalancerPorts](#cfn-elasticloadbalancing-loadbalancer-policies-loadbalancerports)" : {{[ String, ... ]}},
  "[PolicyName](#cfn-elasticloadbalancing-loadbalancer-policies-policyname)" : {{String}},
  "[PolicyType](#cfn-elasticloadbalancing-loadbalancer-policies-policytype)" : {{String}}
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [Attributes](#cfn-elasticloadbalancing-loadbalancer-policies-attributes): {{
    - 
    {{Key}}: {{Value}}}}
  [InstancePorts](#cfn-elasticloadbalancing-loadbalancer-policies-instanceports): {{
    - String}}
  [LoadBalancerPorts](#cfn-elasticloadbalancing-loadbalancer-policies-loadbalancerports): {{
    - String}}
  [PolicyName](#cfn-elasticloadbalancing-loadbalancer-policies-policyname): {{String}}
  [PolicyType](#cfn-elasticloadbalancing-loadbalancer-policies-policytype): {{String}}
```

## Properties
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`Attributes`  <a name="cfn-elasticloadbalancing-loadbalancer-policies-attributes"></a>
The policy attributes.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: Array of Object  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`InstancePorts`  <a name="cfn-elasticloadbalancing-loadbalancer-policies-instanceports"></a>
The instance ports for the policy. Required only for some policy types.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Array of String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`LoadBalancerPorts`  <a name="cfn-elasticloadbalancing-loadbalancer-policies-loadbalancerports"></a>
The load balancer ports for the policy. Required only for some policy types.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Array of String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`PolicyName`  <a name="cfn-elasticloadbalancing-loadbalancer-policies-policyname"></a>
The name of the policy.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`PolicyType`  <a name="cfn-elasticloadbalancing-loadbalancer-policies-policytype"></a>
The name of the policy type.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

## Examples
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### 
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#### JSON
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```
"Policies": [{
    "PolicyName": "My-SSLNegotiation-Policy",
    "PolicyType": "SSLNegotiationPolicyType",
    "Attributes": [{
        "Name": "Reference-Security-Policy",
        "Value": "ELBSecurityPolicy-TLS-1-2-2017-01"
    }]
}]
```

#### YAML
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```
Policies:
    - PolicyName: My-SSLNegotiation-Policy
      PolicyType: SSLNegotiationPolicyType
      Attributes:
      - Name: Reference-Security-Policy
        Value: ELBSecurityPolicy-TLS-1-2-2017-01
```

## See also
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+ [CreateLoadBalancerPolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/2012-06-01/APIReference/API_CreateLoadBalancerPolicy.html) in the *Elastic Load Balancing API Reference (version 2012-06-01)*