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glide.authenticate.header.key

The glide.authenticate.header.key property specifies the HTTP header name used to identify an externally authorized user, such as with SiteMinder. Admins should review this setting to ensure proper user authentication in their ServiceNow instance.

Default: SM_USER Type: string 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? It configures the specific HTTP header that ServiceNow checks for externally authorized user information.
What area does it affect? User Authentication
What does the default mean? The default value is "SM_USER", which is the baseline setting used unless it is changed.
When should you review it? Review this property when configuring external authentication methods or troubleshooting user access issues.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.authenticate.header.key
Sys ID ee4579c1c0a8011b014a8f44e24e1406
Type string
Application Global
Default value SM_USER
Description HTTP header name to look for an externally authorized user (e.g. for SiteMinder):
Updated 2024-05-25 03:57:40

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... (glide.authenticate.external_property‎. • Add the following code to the script portion of the newly created DigestSingleSignOnNonce. gs.include("PrototypeServer"); var DigestSingleSignOnNonce = Class.create(); DigestSingleSignOnNonce.prototype = { process : function() { var headerKey = GlideProperties.get("glide.authenticate.header.key", "SM_USER"); var headerDigestKey = GlideProperties.get("glide.authenticate.header.encrypted_key", "DIGEST"); var headerNonceKey = GlideProperties.get("glide.authenticate.header.nonce_key", "NCE"); var fieldName = GlideProperties.get("glide.authenticate.header.value", "user_name"); var fkey = GlideProperties.get("glide.authenticate.secret_key"); // Look in the Headers var data = request.getHeader(headerKey); var ...
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