Key questions about this property
The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.
| What does it do? |
This property allows the ServiceNow instance to utilize external credential storage, replacing sensitive data with identifiers to improve security during discovery and orchestration tasks. |
| What area does it affect? |
Credential Management |
| What does the default mean? |
The default value is "true", which means this behavior is enabled by default. |
| When should you review it? |
Review this property when configuring security settings or integrating with external credential storage solutions. |
Out of the box property record
Raw metadata from the property record.
| Property name |
com.snc.use_external_credentials |
| Sys ID |
8ae8f7abc333100034405ad8cbba8fd3 |
| Type |
boolean |
| Application |
Global |
| Default value |
true |
| Description |
<b>Enable External Credential Storage: </b>Allows the use of external storage of credentials used in the discovery and orchestration, wherein the instance stores an identifier in lieu of actual username, password, and private keys. |
| Updated |
2012-02-07 09:38:24 |
Sources
Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.
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... Inc., in the United States and/or other countries. Other company names, product names, and logos may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. 1001 Field Description com.snc.use_external_credentials Allows the use of external storage of credentials. • Type: true | false • Default value: true com.glide.codesigning.tracking.unsupported_script_tracking.enabled Controls script tracking for code signing on Cloud Discovery. When set to ...
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... list. • Instructs the MID Server to refresh its credentials cache in preparation for a change in the way credentials are obtained. Property A property called Enable External Credential Storage [com.snc.use_external_credentials] enables or disables the External Credential Storage plugin after it’s activated. The property is located in Discovery Definition > Properties and Orchestration > MID Server Properties, and is enabled when ...
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