Property reference

glide.security.scoped_administration.honor_global_acl

The glide.security.scoped_administration.honor_global_acl property determines whether Global ACLs are respected for Application Administration records. Admins should review this setting to ensure proper access control for scoped applications, especially when managing permissions.

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 the honoring of Global ACLs for specific tables defined in sys_scoped_admin_acl_table, affecting access management.
What area does it affect? Application Administration
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 access controls for scoped applications or adjusting permissions.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.security.scoped_administration.honor_global_acl
Sys ID d8fd52e293032200c9a7db47c47ffb48
Type boolean
Application Global
Default value true
Description For Application Administration records, honor Global ACLs for the tables configured in sys_scoped_admin_acl_table
Updated 2024-05-25 04:05:18

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... global ACL rules, check that the system property is true and follow the instructions detailed in Configure a table in an application administration app to inherit global ACL rules. • glide.security.scoped_administration.honor_global_acl system property: If no scoped ACL rules are defined, application administration apps can inherit global ACL rules. By default, this property is enabled for new and upgraded instances. • Application ...
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... table but out of your scoped app, inherit the [pa_dashboards] ACLs. Before you begin Role required: admin. Scope required: the scope of your application. Procedure 1. Set the system property glide.security.scoped_administration.honor_global_acl to true. Often this property is already set to true, so additional update is not necessary. For more information, see Add a system property . 2. Switch the scope to ...
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... apps can inherit global access control list (ACL‎ rules. Useful when there are no scoped admin application ACLs defined for the record scope. • Security Risk ◦(Old‎ <blank> ◦(New‎ If "glide.security.scoped_administration.honor_global_acl" is not set to the recommended value of "true", then a low privilege user with permissions to the application could potentially access sensitive records. Log session audit events • Description ...