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# Security Attributes Fundamentals

# Security Attributes Fundamentals {#ariaid-title1}

* Freigeben Version: Australia
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* Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 Minute Lesedauer

A Security Attribute is highly configurable piece of information about
a Subject or it's Environment, when used in access controls, enables fine grain security configuration in a non-complex way.

## Overview {#security-attribute-fundamentals__section_xn5_ygn_qzb}

Security Attributes offer an alternative method for access control via role definitions to currently practiced ACL(Access Control Lists) configuration. Security Attributes offer several advantages to ACL-based configurations:

Better Security
:   Improved permissions evaluation obfuscation ensures that your organization remains secure.

Human Readable
:   Security Attributes are designed to simplify the creation and ease of use of security permissions.

Flexible Security
:   Build persona definitions from both Out-of-Box configuration in combination with customer defined personas.

Logging and Auditing
:   Security Attributes offer detailed auditing and logging to give more insight to security measures and theory.