Enforce strict security for inbound SOAP

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated August 1, 2024
  • 1 minute to read

    • Strict security for web services requires that users meet Contextual Security requirements to access instance resources.

    Before you begin

    Role required: admin

    About this task

    Note:
    ServiceNow does not support digital certificates, digital signatures, or other digested token methods in SOAP web service calls.

    To enforce strict security for web services connections:

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > System Properties > Web Services.
    2. Select Yes for Enforce strict security on incoming SOAP requests.
      Note:
      To learn more about this property, see SOAP request strict security (instance security hardening) in Instance Security Hardening Settings.