github.com/outbrain/consul@v1.4.5/website/source/docs/enterprise/sentinel/index.html.markdown.erb (about) 1 --- 2 layout: "docs" 3 page_title: "Sentinel in Consul" 4 sidebar_current: "docs-enterprise-sentinel" 5 description: |- 6 Consul Enterprise uses Sentinel to augment the built-in ACL system to provide advanced policy enforcement. Sentinel policies can currently execute on KV modify and service registration. 7 --- 8 9 # Sentinel in Consul 10 Sentinel policies extend the ACL system in Consul beyond static "read", "write", 11 and "deny" policies to support full conditional logic and integration with 12 external systems. [Learn more about Sentinel here.](https://docs.hashicorp.com/sentinel/concepts/). 13 14 To get started with Sentinel in Consul, 15 [read the documentation](https://docs.hashicorp.com/sentinel/app/consul/) or 16 [start the guide](/docs/guides/sentinel.html). 17 18