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+---
+layout: "docs"
+page_title: "Securing Consul with ACLs"
+sidebar_current: "docs-guides-acl-production"
+description: |-
+  This guide walks though securing your production Consul datacenter with ACLs.
+---
+
+The [Bootstrapping the ACL System guide](/advanced/day-1-operations/acl-guide)
+walks you through how to set up ACLs on a single datacenter. Because it
+introduces the basic concepts and syntax we recommend completing it before
+starting this guide. This guide builds on the first guide with recommendations
+for production workloads on a single datacenter. 
+
+After [bootstrapping the ACL
+system](/advanced/day-1-operations/production-acls#bootstrap-the-acl-system),
+you will learn how to create tokens with minimum privileges for:
+
+* [Servers and Clients](/advanced/day-1-operations/production-acls#apply-individual-tokens-to-agents)
+* [Services](/advanced/day-1-operations/production-acls#apply-individual-tokens-to-services)
+* [DNS](/advanced/day-1-operations/production-acls#token-for-dns) 
+* [Consul KV](/advanced/day-1-operations/production-acls#consul-kv-tokens) 
+* [Consul UI](/advanced/day-1-operations/production-acls#consul-ui-tokens) 
+
+~> **Important:** For best results, use this guide during the [initial
+deployment](/advanced/day-1-operations/deployment-guide) of a Consul (version
+1.4.3 or newer) datacenter. Specifically, you should have already installed all
+agents and configured initial service definitions, but you should not yet rely
+on Consul for any service discovery or service configuration operations.  
+
+## Bootstrap the ACL System
+
+You will bootstrap the ACL system in two steps, enable ACLs and create the
+bootstrap token.  
+
+### Enable ACLs on the Agents
+
+To enable ACLs, add the following [ACL
+parameters](https://www.consul.io/docs/agent/options.html#configuration-key-reference)
+to the agent's configuration file and then restart the Consul service. If you
+want to reduce Consul client restarts, you can enable the ACLs 
+on them when you apply the token. 
+
+```
+# agent.hcl 
+{ 
+  acl = { 
+  	enabled = true, 
+  	default_policy = "deny",
+    enable_token_persistence = true
+  	} 
+} 
+```
+
+~> Note: Token persistence was introduced in Consul 1.4.3. In older versions
+of Consul, you cannot persist tokens when using the HTTP API. 
+
+In this example, you configured the default policy of "deny", which means you
+are in whitelist mode. You also enabled token persistence when using the HTTP
+API. With persistence enabled, tokens will be persisted to disk and 
+reloaded when an agent restarts
+
+~> Note: If you are bootstrapping ACLs on an existing datacenter, enable the
+ACLs on the agents first with `default_policy=allow`. Default policy allow will
+enable ACLs, but will allow all operations, allowing the cluster to function
+normally while you create the tokens and apply them. This will reduce downtime.
+You should update the configuration files on all the servers first and then
+initiate a rolling restart. 
+
+### Create the Initial Bootstrap Token
+
+To create the initial bootstrap token, use the `acl bootstrap` command on one
+of the servers. 
+
+```sh
+$ consul acl bootstrap 
+```
+
+The output gives you important information about the token, including the
+associated policy `global-management` and `SecretID`. 
+
+~> Note: By default, Consul assigns the `global-management` policy to the
+bootstrap token, which has unrestricted privileges. It is important to have one
+token with unrestricted privileges in case of emergencies; however you should
+only give a small number of administrators access to it. The `SecretID` is a
+UUID that you will use to identify the token when using the Consul CLI or HTTP
+API. 
+
+While you are setting up the ACL system, set the `CONSUL_HTTP_TOKEN`
+environment variable to the bootstrap token on one server, for this guide
+the example is on server "consul-server-one". This gives you the necessary 
+privileges to continue
+creating policies and tokens. Set the environment variable temporarily with
+`export`, so that it will not persist once you’ve closed the session. 
+
+```sh 
+$ export CONSUL_HTTP_TOKEN=<your_token_here> 
+```
+
+Now, all of the following commands in this guide can 
+be completed on the same server, in this
+case server "consul-server-one". 
+
+## Apply Individual Tokens to Agents
+
+Adding tokens to agents is a three step process.
+ 
+1. [Create the agent
+policy](/advanced/day-1-operations/production-acls/create-the-agent-policy).
+2. [Create the token with the newly created
+policy](/advanced/day-1-operations/production-acls/create-the-agent-token).
+3. [Add the token to the agent](/advanced/day-1-operations/production-acls/add-the-token-to-the-agent).
+ 
+
+### Create the Agent Policy
+
+We recommend creating agent policies that have write privileges for node
+related actions including registering itself in the catalog, updating node
+level health checks, and having write access on its configuration file. The
+example below has unrestricted privileges for node related actions for
+"consul-server-one" only.
+ 
+```
+# consul-server-one-policy.hcl
+node "consul-server-one" { 
+  policy = "write"
+} 
+```
+
+When creating agent policies, review the [node rules](
+https://www.consul.io/docs/agent/acl-rules.html#node-rules). Now that 
+you have
+specified the policy, you can initialize it using the Consul
+CLI. To create a programmatic process, you could also use
+the HTTP API.
+
+```sh 
+$ consul acl policy create -name consul-server-one -rules @consul-server-one-policy.hcl 
+```
+
+The command output will include the policy information. 
+
+Repeat this process for all servers and clients in the Consul datacenter. Each agent should have its own policy based on the
+node name, that grants write privileges to it. 
+
+### Create the Agent Token
+
+After creating the per-agent policies, create individual tokens for all the
+agents. You will need to include the policy in the `consul acl token create`
+command.
+
+```sh 
+$ consul acl token create -description "consul-server-one agent token" -policy-name consul-server-one 
+``` 
+
+This command returns the token information, which should include a description
+and policy information.
+
+Repeat this process for each agent. It is the responsibility of the operator to
+save tokens in a secure location; we recommend
+[Vault](https://www.vaultproject.io/).  
+
+### Add the Token to the Agent.
+
+Finally, apply the tokens to the agents using the HTTP API. 
+Start with the servers
+and ensure they are working correctly before applying the client tokens. Please
+review the Bootstrapping the ACL System [guide](/advanced/day-1-operations/acl-guide) for example of setting the token in the agent configuration 
+file.
+
+```sh
+$ consul acl set-agent-token -token "<your token here>" agent "<agent token here>"
+``` 
+
+The data file must contain a valid token. 
+
+```
+# consul-server-one-token.json
+{
+  "Token": "adf4238a-882b-9ddc-4a9d-5b6758e4159e"
+}
+```
+
+At this point, every agent that has a token can once
+again read and write information to Consul, but only for node-related actions.
+Actions for individual services are not yet allowed.
+
+~> Note: If you are bootstrapping ACLs on and existing datacenter, remember to
+update the default policy to `default_policy = deny` and initiate another
+rolling restart. After applying the token. 
+  
+
+## Apply Individual Tokens to the Services
+
+The token creation and application process for services is similar to agents. 
+Create a policy.  Use that policy to create a token.  Add the token to the
+service. Service tokens are necessary for
+ agent anti-entropy, registering and de-registering the service, and
+ registering and de-registering the service's checks.
+
+Review the [service
+rules](https://www.consul.io/docs/agent/acl-rules.html#service-rules) before
+getting started.
+
+Below is an example service definition that needs a token after bootstrapping
+the ACL system.
+
+```json 
+{ 
+  "service": { 
+    "name": "dashboard", 
+    "port": 9002, 
+    "check": { 
+    	"id": "dashboard-check", 
+    	"http": "http://localhost:9002/health", 
+    	"method": "GET",
+    	"interval": "1s", 
+    	"timeout": "1s" 
+    	} 
+    } 
+} 
+```
+
+This service definition should be located in the [configuration
+directory](https://www.consul.io/docs/agent/options.html#_config_dir) on one of
+the clients.  
+
+First, create the policy that will grant write privileges to only the
+"dashboard" service. This means the "dashboard" service can register
+itself, update it's health checks, and write any of the fields in the [service
+definition](https://www.consul.io/docs/agent/services.html).
+
+```sh
+# dashboard-policy.hcl
+service "dashboard" { 
+	policy = "write" 
+} 
+```
+
+Use the policy definition to initiate the policy.
+
+```sh 
+$ consul acl policy create -name "dashboard-service" -rules @dashboard-policy.hcl 
+```
+
+Next, create a token with the policy.
+
+```sh 
+$ consul acl token create -description "Token for Dashboard Service" -policy-name dashboard-service 
+```
+
+The command will return information about the token, which should include a
+description and policy information. As usual, save the token to a secure
+location.
+
+
+Finally, add the token to the service definition. 
+
+``` 
+{ 
+  "service": { 
+  	"name": "dashboard", 
+  	"port": 9002, 
+  	“token”: “57c5d69a-5f19-469b-0543-12a487eecc66”, 
+  	"check": { 
+  		"id": "dashboard-check",
+  		"http": "http://localhost:9002/health", 
+  		"method": "GET", 
+  		"interval": "1s",
+  		"timeout": "1s" 
+  		} 
+  	} 
+ } 
+```
+
+If the service is running, you will need to restart it. Unlike with agent 
+tokens, there is no HTTP API endpoint to apply the token directly to the
+service. If the service is registered with a configuration file, you must
+also set the token in the configuration file. However, if you register a
+ service with the HTTP API, you can pass the token in the [header](https://www.consul.io/api/index.html#authentication) with
+  `X-Consul-Token` and it will be used by the service.
+
+If you are using a sidecar proxy, it can inherit the token from the service
+definition. Alternatively, you can create a separate token. 
+
+## Token for DNS
+
+Depending on your use case, the token used for DNS may need policy rules for
+[nodes](https://www.consul.io/docs/agent/acl-rules.html#node-rules),
+[services](https://www.consul.io/docs/agent/acl-rules.html#service-rules), and
+[prepared queries](https://www.consul.io/docs/agent/acl-rules.html#prepared-query-rules).
+You should apply the token to the Consul agent serving DNS requests. When the
+DNS server makes a request to Consul, it will include the token in the request.
+Consul can either authorize or revoke the request, depending on the token's
+privileges. The token creation for DNS is the same three step process you used
+for agents and services, create a policy, create a token, apply the
+token. 
+
+Below is an example of a policy that provides read privileges for all services,
+nodes, and prepared queries. 
+
+```
+# dns-request-policy.hcl
+node_prefix "" { 
+	policy = "read" 
+} 
+service_prefix "" { 
+	policy = "read" 
+}
+# only needed if using prepared queries
+query_prefix "" { 
+	policy = "read" 
+} 
+```
+
+First, create the policy.
+
+```sh 
+$ consul acl policy create -name "dns-requests" -rules @dns-request-policy.hcl 
+```
+
+Next, create the token.
+
+```sh 
+$ consul acl token create -description "Token for DNS Requests" -policy-name dns-requests 
+```
+
+Finally, apply the token to the Consul agent serving DNS request in default token ACL
+configuration parameter.
+
+```sh
+$ consul acl set-agent-token -token "<your token here>" default "<dns token>"
+```
+
+The data file must contain a valid token. 
+
+``` 
+# dns-token.json
+{ 
+  "Token":"5467d69a-5f19-469b-0543-12a487eecc66" 
+}
+
+``` 
+
+Note, if you have multiple agents serving DNS requests you can use the same
+ policy to create individual tokens for all of them if they are using the same rules.
+
+
+## Consul KV Tokens
+
+The  process of creating tokens for Consul KV follows the same three step
+process as nodes and services. First create a policy, then a token, and finally
+apply or use the token. However, unlike tokens for nodes and services Consul KV
+has many varied use cases. 
+
+- Services may need to access configuration data in the key-value store. 
+- You may want to store distributed lock information for sessions.  
+- Operators may need access to
+update configuration values in the key-value store. . 
+
+The [rules for
+KV](https://www.consul.io/docs/agent/acl-rules.html#key-value-rules) have four
+policy levels; `deny`, `write`, `read`, and `list`.  Let's review several
+examples of `read` and `write`.
+
+Depending on the use case, the token will be applied differently. For services
+you will add the token to the HTTP client. For operators use, the
+operator will use the token when issuing commands, either with the CLI or API.
+
+### Recursive Reads
+
+``` 
+key_prefix "redis/" { 
+  policy = "read" 
+} 
+```
+
+In the above example, we are allowing any key with the prefix `redis/` to be
+read. If you issued the command `consul kv get -recurse redis/ -token=<your
+token> ` you would get a list of key/values for `redis/`. 
+
+This type of policy is good for allowing operators to recursively read
+configuration parameters stored in the KV. Similarly, a "write" policy with the
+same prefix would allow you to update any keys that begin with "redis/".
+
+### Write Privileges for One Key
+
+``` 
+key "dashboard-app" {
+  policy = "write" 
+} 
+```
+
+In the above example, we are allowing read and write privileges to the
+dashboard-app key. This allows for `get`, `delete`,  and `put` operations. 
+
+This type of token would allow an application to update and read a value in the
+KV store. It would also be useful for operators who need access to set specific
+keys. 
+
+### Read Privileges for One Key
+
+``` 
+key "counting-app" { 
+  policy = "read" 
+} 
+```
+
+In the above example, we are setting a read privileges for a single key,
+“counting-app”. This allows for only `get` operations. 
+
+This type of token allows an application to simply read from a key to get the
+value. This is useful for configuration parameter updates.
+
+## Consul UI Token
+
+Once you have bootstrapped the ACL system, access to the UI will be limited.
+The anonymous token grants UI access if no [default
+token](https://www.consul.io/docs/agent/options.html#acl_tokens_default) is set
+on the agents, and all operations will be denied, including viewing nodes and
+services. 
+
+You can re-enable UI features (with flexible levels of access) by creating and
+distributing tokens to operators. Once you have a token, you can use it in the
+UI by adding it to the "ACL" page:
+
+![Access Controls](/assets/images/guides/access-controls.png "Access Controls")
+
+After saving a new token, you will be able to see your tokens.
+
+![Tokens](/assets/images/guides/tokens.png "Tokens")
+
+The browser stores tokens that you add to the UI. This allows you to distribute
+different levels of privileges to operators. Like other tokens, it's up to the
+operator to decide the per-token privileges. 
+
+Below is an example of policy that
+will allow the operator to have read access to the UI for services, nodes,
+key/values, and intentions. You need to have  "acl = read"  to view policies
+and tokens. Otherwise you will not be able to access the ACL section of the UI,
+not even to view the token you used to access the UI.
+
+```
+# operator-ui.hcl
+service_prefix "" { 
+  policy = "read" 
+  } 
+key_prefix "" { 
+  policy = "read" 
+  }
+node_prefix "" { 
+  policy = "read" 
+  }
+```
+
+## Summary
+
+In this guide you bootstrapped the ACL system for consul and applied tokens to agents and services. You assigned tokens for DNS, Consul KV, and the Consul UI. 
+
+To learn more about Consul’s security model read the [internals documentation](https://www.consul.io/docs/internals/security.html). You can find commands relating to ACLs in our [reference documentation](https://www.consul.io/docs/commands/acl.html).
+
+