Introduction to HashiCorp Sentinel

Sentinel is a fairly easy-to-understand language and framework for implementing Policy as Code in your organization, allowing for a large breadth of disciplines to be involved in the policymaking process.

In this introductory lesson, we’ll cover what Sentinel is through a few different pillars: The Why, The How, and The When of Sentinel.

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, you will have learned:

• The Why
• Why was a Policy as Code framework like Sentinel developed? And what does it aim to solve for?
• The How
• How is Sentinel designed? What encompasses it as a language and framework?
• The When
• What are some ideal situations in which Sentinel should be implemented?

Intended Audience

• Managers
• DevOps Engineers
• Security Engineers
• Cloud Engineers

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this lesson, you should have:

• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code
• Some programming experience
• Familiarity with organizational policies

Resources

Hashicorp.io - Sentinel Documentation

Roger Berlind’s Common Functions

Cloud Academy GitHub Repo