hashicorp / hashicorp/consul

Missing documentation for ACL bootstrapping is missing

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Description

#### Overview of the Issue

The docs [here](https://developer.hashicorp.com/consul/docs/security/acl) don't have valid links to ACL bootstrap usage. This was called out in [this PR comment](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/pull/12460/files#diff-f33ea7fbda07aae0df5bcbdcd8dedaf66d17e407f3a00e8daf76491d712e73c9R14) but never resolved. This was also mentioned in [this issue](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/20832#issuecomment-2132426095 in May.

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#### Reproduction Steps

Steps to reproduce this issue, eg:

1. Go to the linked ACL page
1. Attempt to click either " Bootstrap and Explore ACLs" or "Secure Consul with ACLs"
1. Get redirected nowhere

### Consul info for both Client and Server

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### Operating system and Environment details

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### Log Fragments

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Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the linked Consul ACL documentation page and inspect the “Bootstrap and Explore ACLs” and “Secure Consul with ACLs” links. Compare their destinations with the ACL bootstrap guidance referenced in the linked PR comment and issue; done means both links resolve to the intended usage documentation.

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Assessment

Domain
authorization, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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