From dc7d66273186588d78df360dc5137e6a17259f6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mitchell Hashimoto Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2018 21:21:34 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] website: clarify tiebreaker behavior --- website/source/docs/connect/intentions.html.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/source/docs/connect/intentions.html.md b/website/source/docs/connect/intentions.html.md index 74be661a8..cac91194b 100644 --- a/website/source/docs/connect/intentions.html.md +++ b/website/source/docs/connect/intentions.html.md @@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ after an intention is created. Precedence cannot be manually overridden today. This is a feature that will be added in a later version of Consul. +In the case the two precedence values match, Consul will evaluate +intentions based on lexographical ordering of the destination name. For +example, an intention with destination "bravo" will be applied before +"charlie" if the precedence number matches. + ## Intention Management Permissions Intention management can be protected by [ACLs](/docs/guides/acls.html).