Require authorization for WSDL request

Use the glide.basicauth.required.wsdl property to designate if incoming WSDL (Web Services Description Language) requests should require basic authentication.

If glide.basicauth.required.wsdl system property is not set to the recommended value of true, then Basic Authentication for WSDL requests are disabled. WSDL is a protocol that is used to describe web services such as instance table schemas, and is not a mechanism for sharing the data within tables. Setting this property to true allows for disclosure of table schemas to unauthenticated users.

Ensure the property glide.basicauth.required.wsdl exists in the System Properties [sys_properties] table and is set to true.

Note:

If you choose not to require basic authentication for incoming WSDL requests, you must modify Access Control (ACL) rules to enable guest users to access the WSDL content.

More information

Warning:

This is a safe harbor property, meaning the value can't be altered once it's changed. It is non-revertible.

Attribute	Description
Configuration name	glide.basicauth.required.wsdl
Configuration type	System Properties (/sys_properties_list.do)
Data type	Boolean
Recommended value	true
Default value	<none>
Fallback value	false
Category	API and web service
Security risk	Severity score: 5.3 CVSS rating: Medium Security risk details: Unauthenticated access to WSDL Requests, when combined with misconfigured guest user role, poses a risk of unauthorized table schema exposure.
Functional impact	This remediation enforces a combination of authentication methods, in the form of basic authentication and system level access control. It performs this authentication while retrieving data from tables/pages in the form of WSDL data on the instance. It restricts any guest users who are currently accessing this data. If applicable, you may need to create a new account for users who need access to this content, with necessary access control permissions.
Dependencies and prerequisites	None