---
title: pingcli pingone mfa fido2-policies create
description: Create a new FIDO2 policy
component: pingcli
version: 1.5
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llms_txt: https://developer.pingidentity.com/pingcli/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: August 3, 2026
section_ids:
  synopsis: Synopsis
  examples: Examples
  options: Options
  options-inherited-from-parent-commands: Options inherited from parent commands
  more-information: More information
---

# pingcli pingone mfa fido2-policies create

Create a new FIDO2 policy

## Synopsis

Create a new FIDO2 policy in a PingOne environment

```
pingcli pingone mfa fido2-policies create [flags]
```

## Examples

```
  # Create a new FIDO2 policy from a JSON file
  pingcli pingone mfa fido2-policies create --environment-id <env-id> --from-file fido2-policy.json

  # Create a new FIDO2 policy from stdin
  pingcli pingone mfa fido2-policies create --environment-id <env-id> --from-file - < fido2-policy.json

  # Create a new FIDO2 policy, overriding scalar fields with flags
  # ("backupEligibility", "mdsAuthenticatorsRequirements", "userDisplayNameAttributes",
  # and "userVerification" always come from the file - they cannot be set as flags)
  pingcli pingone mfa fido2-policies create --environment-id <env-id> --name "Default FIDO2 Policy" --relying-party-id example.com --from-file fido2-policy.json
```

## Options

```
  -e, --environment-id string                 The PingOne environment ID
  -h, --help                                  help for create
  -f, --from-file string                      Path to a JSON file containing the request body, or "-" to read from stdin.
      --attestation-requirements string       The level of attestation required from authenticators
      --authenticator-attachment string       The allowed authenticator attachment modality
      --default                               Whether this policy should serve as the environment default FIDO2 policy
      --description string                    The description of the FIDO2 policy
      --device-display-name string            The name to display for the device in registration and authentication windows
      --discoverable-credentials string       The server-side discoverable credential preference
      --name string                           The name to use for the FIDO2 policy
      --public-key-credential-hint []string   Ordered hints for preferred public-key credential types; repeatable or comma-separated
      --relying-party-id string               The ID of the relying party, typically a domain name
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -C, --config string           The relative or full path to a custom Ping CLI configuration file. (default $HOME/.pingcli/config.yaml)
  -D, --detailed-exitcode       Enable detailed exit code output. (default false) 0 - pingcli command succeeded with no errors or warnings. 1 - pingcli command failed with errors. 2 - pingcli command succeeded with warnings.
  -O, --output-format string    Specify the console output format. (default text) Options are: json, ndjson, ndjson-typed, ndjson-wrapped, text.
  -P, --profile string          The name of a configuration profile to use.
      --debug                   Enable debug output for error messages, including stack traces and transaction IDs. (default false)
      --log-file string         Write logs to a file at the given path. File logging is disabled when not set.
      --log-file-level string   Set the file log level. Options are: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR. (default DEBUG)
      --log-level string        Set the console log level. Options are: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR. (default WARN)
      --no-color                Disable text output in color. (default false)
      --query string            JMESPath expression to filter JSON output. Requires -O json, ndjson, ndjson-typed, or ndjson-wrapped. Example: --query 'data[?enabled].name'
```

## More information

* [pingcli pingone mfa fido2-policies](pingcli_pingone_mfa_fido2-policies.html) - FIDO2 Policies