AWS provider HCP Terraform Governance Practice Question
A Sentinel policy is failing on a cost estimation result. What is the most likely cause if the cost estimation feature is enabled but the policy still fails?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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The policy attempts to access cost data before the estimation has completed.
Sentinel policies can access the cost estimation data via the 'tfrun' import, but if the estimation is still in progress or failed to generate, the policy will fail.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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The cost estimation provider is not configured for AWS.
Why it's wrong here
AWS cost estimation is built-in.
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The workspace does not have Sentinel enabled.
Why it's wrong here
If Sentinel were disabled, the policy wouldn't run at all.
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The API key for AWS is invalid.
Why it's wrong here
The API key would affect the plan, not the cost estimation policy logic.
- ✓
The policy attempts to access cost data before the estimation has completed.
Why this is correct
Policies run after the plan; if cost estimation hasn't finalized, the policy might throw an error.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official HashiCorp exam blueprint
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