What does policy inheritance allow in terms of policy management?

Policy inheritance primarily allows for automatic inheritance from a parent scope to a child scope, making it a streamlined and efficient way to manage policies within a network configuration. This means when a policy is created or updated at a higher level (parent), these rules and settings are automatically applied to the lower levels (child), unless overridden.

This mechanism simplifies policy management by reducing the need for redundant configurations at every level. Instead of having to set the same policy for multiple child entities, administrators can establish overarching policies that automatically propagate down the hierarchy, ensuring consistency and saving time in administrative tasks.

Thus, it enhances operational efficiency, helps maintain uniform security practices across the network, and minimizes the risk of misconfigurations that might arise from manual interventions at each level of the hierarchy.