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---
layout: docs
page_title: Sentinel in Consul
description: >-
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.
---
# Sentinel Overview
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Consul 1.0 adds integration with [Sentinel](https://hashicorp.com/sentinel) for policy enforcement.
Sentinel policies help extend the ACL system in Consul beyond the static "read", "write", and "deny"
policies to support full conditional logic and integration with external systems.
## Sentinel in Consul
Sentinel policies are applied during writes to the KV Store.
An optional `sentinel` field specifying code and enforcement level can be added to [ACL policy definitions](/docs/agent/acl-rules#sentinel-integration) for Consul KV. The following policy ensures that the value written during a KV update must end with "dc1".
```text
key "datacenter_name" {
policy = "write"
sentinel {
code = <<EOF
import "strings"
main = rule { strings.has_suffix(value, "dc1") }
EOF
enforcementlevel = "soft-mandatory"
}
}
```
If the `enforcementlevel` property is not set, it defaults to "hard-mandatory".
## Imports
Consul imports all the [standard imports](https://docs.hashicorp.com/sentinel/imports/) from Sentinel _except_ [`http`](https://docs.hashicorp.com/sentinel/imports/http/). All functions in these imports are available to be used in policies.
## Injected Variables
Consul passes some context as variables into Sentinel, which are available to use inside any policies you write.
#### Variables injected during KV store writes
| Variable Name | Type | Description |
| ------------- | -------- | ---------------------- |
| `key` | `string` | Key being written |
| `value` | `string` | Value being written |
| `flags` | `uint64` | [Flags](/api/kv#flags) |
## Sentinel Examples
The following are two examples of ACL policies with Sentinel rules.
### Required Key Suffix
Any values stored under the key prefix "dc1" must end with "dev"
```text
key "dc1" {
policy = "write"
sentinel {
code = <<EOF
import "strings"
main = rule { strings.has_suffix(value, "dev") }
EOF
}
}
```
### Restricted Update Time
The key "haproxy_version" can only be updated during business hours.
```text
key "haproxy_version" {
policy = "write"
sentinel {
code = <<EOF
import "time"
main = rule { time.now.hour > 8 and time.now.hour < 17 }
EOF
}
}
```