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layout: docs
page_title: ACL System
sidebar_current: docs-internals-acl
description: >-
Consul provides an optional Access Control List (ACL) system which can be used
to control access to data and APIs. The ACL system is a Capability-based
system that relies on tokens which can have fine grained rules applied to
them. It is very similar to AWS IAM in many ways.
---
# ACL System
This content has been moved into the [ACL Guide](https://learn.hashicorp.com/consul/security-networking/production-acls).
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See [Complete ACL Coverage in Consul 0.8](/docs/acl/acl-legacy.html) for details
about ACL changes in Consul 0.8 and later.