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HashiCorp Sentinel Basics and First Policy

Learn the fundamentals of HashiCorp Sentinel policy-as-code and write your first policy.

45 minutes
platform-engineering/sentinel
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Lab Overview

This hands-on lab introduces you to HashiCorp Sentinel, HashiCorp's policy-as-code framework.

You'll learn to:

  • Understand the fundamentals of policy-as-code
  • Write and test your first Sentinel policy
  • Explore policy evaluation and rule logic
  • See how policies handle different data inputs
  • Work with cost thresholds and environment controls
  • Understand policy outcomes and debugging traces

This lab provides the foundation for more advanced Sentinel policy development and testing.

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of programming concepts

Familiarity with HashiCorp tools (Terraform recommended)

Technologies Covered

sentinelpolicy-as-codehashicorpsecuritygovernanceterraform

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This lab is part of the HashiCorp Sentinel 101: Policy-as-Code Fundamentals course

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