Consul Connect · Schema
Consul Connect Intention
An intention authorizes or denies traffic between two services in the Consul service mesh.
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ID | string | Server-assigned UUID (deprecated in v1.9+ in favor of source/destination addressing). |
| SourceName | string | Source service name. Use '*' for any source. |
| DestinationName | string | Destination service name. |
| SourceNS | string | Source namespace (Consul Enterprise). |
| DestinationNS | string | Destination namespace (Consul Enterprise). |
| Action | string | Whether the intention permits or denies the connection. |
| Description | string | Human-readable description of the intention. |
| Precedence | integer | Server-computed precedence used to evaluate overlapping intentions. |
| Meta | object | Arbitrary key/value metadata. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://developer.hashicorp.com/consul/schemas/intention.json",
"title": "Consul Connect Intention",
"description": "An intention authorizes or denies traffic between two services in the Consul service mesh.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ID": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Server-assigned UUID (deprecated in v1.9+ in favor of source/destination addressing)."
},
"SourceName": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Source service name. Use '*' for any source."
},
"DestinationName": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Destination service name."
},
"SourceNS": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Source namespace (Consul Enterprise)."
},
"DestinationNS": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Destination namespace (Consul Enterprise)."
},
"Action": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["allow", "deny"],
"description": "Whether the intention permits or denies the connection."
},
"Description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Human-readable description of the intention."
},
"Precedence": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Server-computed precedence used to evaluate overlapping intentions."
},
"Meta": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Arbitrary key/value metadata.",
"additionalProperties": { "type": "string" }
}
},
"required": ["SourceName", "DestinationName", "Action"]
}
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