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glide.image_provider.security_enabled

The glide.image_provider.security_enabled property determines whether security measures are enforced for the ImageContentProvider. Admins should care about this setting to ensure that iix content is rendered securely, as the default behavior is to have security enabled.

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? This property enables or disables security checks for the ImageContentProvider, affecting how iix content is rendered within the platform.
What area does it affect? Image Content Rendering
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 assessing security configurations for content rendering.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.image_provider.security_enabled
Sys ID c9637f6267202200fba9f1d557415a62
Type boolean
Application Global
Default value true
Description This property controls the security behavior of ImageContentProvider, which is responsible for rendering iix content.
Updated 2024-05-25 04:29:37

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... 1 Act Unauthenticated Access to Attachments should be restricted Restriction needs to be applied for unauthenticated users as some attachment might contain sensitive information. Either update the value of the glide.image_provider.security_enabled system property to true OR insert this system property with a value of true. Documentation sn_SE10201 1 Act HTTP Session Identifiers should be on rotation SessionID is used to process ...
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... of log runs that can be displayed when navigating to Configuration > Identification Logs. • Type: integer • Default value: 1000 • Location: Configuration > CMDB Properties > Identification/Reconciliation Properties. glide.image_provider.security_enabled Controls the security settings for images. If true, images are visible only to authenticated and authorized users. If false, images are visible to anyone with a URL to the attachment. ...
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... to attachments • Description ◦(Old‎ Secure the images on your instance to prevent sensitive information leak. Images on your instance are accessible via urls that end in .iix. Set the glide.image_provider.security_enabled system property to true to prevent access to your images via these URLs. [Note] This property is not honored for images from the attachment table if the origin table is ...
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