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title: Basic Auth SOAP Requests Setting Should Be Enabled
description: "Impact Area Security Severity High Affected Element System property ## Rule ID **SN-0194** ## Impact Without appropriate authorization configured on the datasource SOAP requests, an unauthorized user can get access to sensitive content/data on the target instance. ## Remediation Set…"
url: "https://community-staging.qualityclouds.com/qcdocs/qc/servicenow-rules/basic-auth-soap-requests-setting-should-be-enabled/"
updated: "2025-03-21"
category: Rules
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# Basic Auth SOAP Requests Setting Should Be Enabled

Impact Area

Security

           Severity

High

           Affected Element

System property

## Rule ID

**SN-0194**

## Impact

Without appropriate authorization configured on the datasource SOAP requests, an unauthorized user can get access to sensitive content/data on the target instance.

## Remediation

Set the system property “glide.basicauth.required.soap” to true to enforce soap requests authorization

### **Time to fix**

15 min

## References

This rule is linked to [Common Weakness Enumeration CWE-862 Missing Authorization](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html).