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glide.basicauth.required.unl

The glide.basicauth.required.unl property mandates authorization for all incoming unload requests. This ensures that only authenticated users can perform unload operations, enhancing security and preventing unauthorized access.

Default: true 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? It enforces basic authentication for unload requests, requiring users to provide valid credentials before proceeding.
What area does it affect? Security and Authentication
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 troubleshooting access issues related to unload requests.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.basicauth.required.unl
Sys ID 58155ae10a0a0ba5004e68b8717d6eee
Type boolean
Application Global
Default value true
Description Require authorization for incoming unload requests.
Updated 2024-05-25 04:41:18

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... enabled Without appropriate authorization configured on the data source unload requests, an unauthorized user can get access to sensitive content/data on the target instance. Either update the value of the glide.basicauth.required.unl system property to true OR insert this system property with a value of true. Documentation © 2026 ServiceNow, Inc. All rights reserved. ServiceNow, the ServiceNow logo, Now, and other ServiceNow ...
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... surface. Require authorization for unload requests • Description ◦(Old‎ <blank> ◦(New‎ This property performs authentication while retrieving data from tables/pages in the form of unload data on the instance. If "glide.basicauth.required.unl" is not set to the recommended value of "true", then this will disable Basic Authentication for the UNL format export processor. This also could be combined with a wrong role ...
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