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# Configure a block grace period

When you create a Vulnerability Management Prevention policy, you also have the option to establish a remediation grace period. Configuring a block grace period gives you additional time to resolve a vulnerability before the blocking action resumes.The grace period is based on the fix date of the vulnerability and allows you to override the blocking action of a policy when new vulnerabilities are detected. Follow the steps below to set up a block grace period:

1. Navigate to **Posture Management** → **Rules & Policies** → **Vulnerability Management** → **Vulnerability Policies - Prevention**.
2. Select an existing policy or create a new policy with the **Add Policy** button.
3. Add a Policy Name, Optional Description, and click **Next**.
4. Set the **Policy Conditions** and **Policy Scope**, as described under [Create a vulnerabilty policy](/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/vunerability-management/vulnerability-policies/create-a-vulnerability-policy.md).
5. Select an **Action** that will be triggered when a finding matches the policy.
6. For **Kubernetes Runtime protection**, if you opt to **Prevent new deployment requests**, you can also select a block grace period, during which the preventive action will be suppressed. Enter a value in the **Grace Period Days before Blocking Deployment field**. The grace period begins on the fix publish date, or the date the vulnerability was published if a fix is not available. Blocking enforcement begins once the grace period has passed. Enter 0, to immediately start blocking action.
7. For **Prevention Actions**, if you opt to**Fail the build**, you can also select a block grace period, during which the preventive action will be suppressed. Enter a value in the **Grace Period Days before Failing the Build**. Select **Done** to save your changes.


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