1. A method implemented at least in part by a computer, the method comprising: receiving an indication of a staging store for use in storing a staging policy, the staging store associated with rights that allow a configuration entity to read staging policies from and write staging policies to the staging store, the staging store operable to store one or more policies that are not allowed to be applied until the one or more policies are stored on a production store; saving the staging policy to the staging store; deriving a production policy from the staging policy; storing the production policy on the production store, the production store associated with an access right that denies the configuration entity from writing to the production store; and enabling the production policy to be applied.