Property reference

glide.sm.default_mode

Sets the legacy security manager's default response when a resource has no explicit ACL or only wildcard table ACLs. With the default value deny, wildcard table ACLs restrict CRUD access unless a user is an administrator or satisfies another table ACL; setting it to allow permits those operations by default.

Default
deny
Type
choice list
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 determines the default access level for tables lacking ACLs, ensuring that security is enforced by denying access unless explicitly allowed.
What area does it affect? Security management
What does the default mean? The default value is "deny", which is the baseline setting used unless it is changed.
When should you review it? Review this property when configuring table security or assessing access control measures.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.sm.default_mode
Sys ID 7c6aa3eec0a801661201fd1851650d00
Type choice list
Application Global
Default value deny
Description Security manager default behavior in the absence of any ACLs on a table
Updated 2024-05-25 04:02:18

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... if there are only wildcard table- level ACLs (for example, incident.*‎. When allowed access by default, anything that does not have explicit ACLs set is susceptible to manipulation. Set the glide.sm.default_mode system property value to deny to disallow access when there are no define ACL rules, or there are only wildcard table-level ACLs. • Description (Old‎: If "glide.sm.default_mode" is not set ...

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