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glide.security.strict_elevate_privilege

The glide.security.strict_elevate_privilege property mandates that only users with the 'admin' role can elevate their privileges. This ensures tighter security by preventing unauthorized privilege escalation, making it crucial for maintaining system integrity.

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 enforces strict privilege elevation requirements for 'admin' role users, enhancing security by controlling access.
What area does it affect? Security and Access Control
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 adjusting user roles or security policies.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.security.strict_elevate_privilege
Sys ID 90d73503c3013000f0d95b787dba8f2e
Type boolean
Application Global
Default value true
Description Strictly requires 'admin' role users to elevate privileges as required.
Updated 2024-05-25 04:03:02

Sources

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... Location: System Property [sys_properties] table glide.security.mime_type.aliasset Creates customized mime type alias sets. For example, image/png=image/x- png. • Type: string • Location: Add the property to the System Property [sys_properties] table. glide.security.strict_elevate_privilege Forces all elevated roles to be treated equally for users with the administrator role. When enabled, administrators must explicitly, manually elevate themselves to any roles that are marked as elevated. ...
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... with which they are associated. 419 Attribute Description Dependencies and prerequisites None References • Using Information Request Playbook • Configure Information Requests service channel Enforce strict elevate privilege Use the glide.security.strict_elevate_privilege property to control whether roles marked as privileged must be manually elevated for the user to be granted the role's capabilities. When the glide.security.strict_elevate_privilege system property is set to true, ...
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