Property reference

`email.inbound.smime.ignore_unverified_emails`

The email.inbound.smime.ignore_unverified_emails property determines whether to ignore emails with invalid or unverified digital signatures. Setting this property to true prevents processing of such emails, which is crucial for maintaining security in email communications.

Default: false
Type: boolean
Application: Global

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 configures the system to disregard inbound emails if their digital signatures cannot be verified, enhancing security by ensuring only authenticated messages are processed.
What area does it affect?	Inbound Email Processing
What does the default mean?	The default value is "false", which means this behavior is disabled by default.
When should you review it?	Review this property when configuring S/MIME settings or addressing email security concerns.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name	`email.inbound.smime.ignore_unverified_emails`
Sys ID	`e1a5513fc33230107a9240c1d840dd55`
Type	boolean
Application	Global
Default value	`false`
Description	Ignore the received emails, if digital signature is not valid or could not be verified.
Updated	2025-12-03 07:46:53

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... it is moved to the received-ignored status. To set up the system to ignore inbound signed emails if the signature cannot be verified or is invalid, admins can create the email.inbound.smime.ignore_unverified_emails and set it to true. For more information about key management and cryprographic module, see Key Management Framework Reference . © 2026 ServiceNow, Inc. All rights reserved. ServiceNow, the ServiceNow ...

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