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# Enable SMS code notification for enrollment and verification \[Updated in Security Center 1.3\]

# Enable SMS code notification for enrollment and verification \[Updated in Security Center
1.3\] {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Zurich
* 
* Updated July 31, 2025
* 
* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

The password_reset.sms.use_notify property controls the usage of SMS code notifications for password
reset.
If the password_reset.sms.use_notify
property is set to the recommended value of true, the user is notified to do a password reset using SMS verification and new device enrollment which is more secure than email.

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| Attribute | Description |
|-|-|
| Configuration name | password_reset.sms.use_notify |
| Configuration type | System Properties (/sys_properties_list.do) |
| Data type | booelan |
| Recommended value | true |
| Default value | true |
| Category | [Authentication](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/yEXgEAg_NSo5KdsTitNCCA "The authentication category covers the main elements of modern authentication to confirm an entity and its claims are authentic and correct, resistant to impersonation and prevent interception of passwords.") |
| Security risk | * Severity score: 3.7 * CVSS score: Low * Security risk details: Setting this property tofalse makes email the default method for password recovery which is less secure than SMS. {#sc-sms-code-notification-for-enrollment-and-verification__ul_g1g_3sf_xwb} |
| Dependencies and prerequisites | None |
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