SAPL Node

This section covers deploying and operating the SAPL Node standalone PDP server.

• Getting Started: Download the binary, set up a working node, deploy a policy, and query the PDP. Includes the CLI reference for bundle and credential management.
• Configuration: Application properties, Spring profiles, and CLI overrides for SAPL Node runtime settings.
• Policy Sources: Configuring where the PDP loads policies from.
• Remote Bundles: Fetching policy bundles from a remote HTTP server.
• Bundle Wire Protocol: The HTTP protocol for distributing bundles between servers and PDP clients.
• Security: Authentication modes, TLS, interface binding, and a hardened production configuration example.
• Monitoring: PDP health states, decision metrics, structured decision logging, and evaluation diagnostics.