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# Location Filter

# Location Filter {#ariaid-title1}

* Freigeben Version: Australia
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* Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
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Location filter criteria can be used as filter input for users based on the user location.

Location filter is a filter criteria that the admins can use while crafting the authentication policies based on the physical location of the device.  
Hinweis:  
* Location filter is available with Zero Trust Access feature. For more information, see [Zero Trust Access (ZTA)](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/NxCt_r6~52TWhm29xo89mQ "Zero Trust Access (ZTA) is a security model that assumes that no user or device is trusted by default.").
* The instance should be on ADCv2. If the instance isn't on ADCv2, then user location information won't be available.
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The location filter criteria enable you to perform the following:

* Act as policy input act for policy conditions to verify and meet the requirements for authentication.
* Provide an ability to create adaptive authentication policies based on the country.
* Allow or not allow instance access to a given geography.
* Use the geo location-based pre-authentication or post authentication policy to:
  * Prevent access from sanctioned countries, outside of a tight privacy-controlled region, company discretion.
  * Allow access to areas only within applicable privacy region and company discretion.
  * Configure country-based allow list for authentication.
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## Use cases {#location-filter__section_rwt_rcj_swb}

Following are some of the use case for using location filter criteria for Adaptive Authentication:

* Block access to the instance from a country.
* Allow access to the instance only from a particular country.
* Enforce step-up authentication or MFA to log in based on country.
* Reduce or limit roles for the user based on the country.
* Location Filter criteria can be used for MFA, Zero Trust Access (ZTA), Pre-authenication context, and Post authentication context.
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## Location Identification {#location-filter__section_p4d_sqp_1yb}

The location services for identifying the location of the user are provided by a third-party service - MaxMind.

The location of the user is identified through the VPN, from the x-forwarded-for header. In case if there's no header populated by the service, then only the VPN IP (location) is displayed as the user location.  
Hinweis:  
If there are incorrect locations displayed after the location filter configuration, see the [KB article](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1436102) to troubleshoot.