What is the role of Sentinel policies in HCP Terraform?

To provide a user interface for viewing run logs

To define the infrastructure resources that Terraform will manage

To enforce rules on Terraform runs by evaluating the plan and state against policy logic

To store the state of managed infrastructure for tracking purposes

A team uses a GitHub repository for their Terraform configuration. They have a branch protection rule that requires a pull request review before merging. They want Sentinel policies to run on every change that is merged to the main branch. How should they configure HCP Terraform to achieve this?

Connect the workspace to the GitHub repository and configure it to trigger runs on pull request merges to the main branch.

Configure the workspace to trigger runs on every push to any branch, and rely on the branch protection to block bad merges.

Create a run task in GitHub that calls HCP Terraform's API to check policies before merge.

Use a GitHub Action to run Sentinel locally and post the results as a commit status.

What is the purpose of a policy set in HCP Terraform?

To group multiple policies and apply them to specific projects or workspaces

To manage user permissions for workspace access

To store Terraform state files for backup purposes

To define the execution order of Terraform resources

What happens when a Sentinel policy with an advisory enforcement level fails during a Terraform run?

The run continues, but the policy failure is reported as a warning

The run is halted and the plan is not applied

The policy is automatically disabled for future runs

The run is paused for manual approval

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What is the role of Sentinel policies in HCP Terraform?
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A team uses a GitHub repository for their Terraform configuration. They have a branch protection rule that requires a pull request review before merging. They want Sentinel policies to run on every change that is merged to the main branch. How should they configure HCP Terraform to achieve this?
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Which enforcement level requires a user with appropriate permissions to override a failed policy before the run can proceed?
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What is the purpose of a policy set in HCP Terraform?
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