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# Domain separation and Credentials and Connections

# Domain separation and Credentials and Connections {#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

Domain separation is supported in Credentials and Connections. Domain separation enables you to separate data, processes, and administrative tasks into logical groupings called domains. You can control several aspects of this separation, including which users can see and access data.

## Support level: Standard {#domain-separation-credentials_conn__section_l1n_2nr_xkb}

* Includes all aspects of Basic level support.
* Application properties are domain-aware as needed.
* Business logic: The service provider (SP) creates or modifies processes per customer. The use cases reflect proper use of the application by multiple SP customers in a single instance.
* The instance owner must configure the minimum viable product (MVP) business logic and data parameters per tenant as expected for the specific application.
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Sample use case: An admin must be able to make comments required when a record closes for
one tenant, but not for another.{#domain-separation-credentials_conn__p_ssc_nfg_h1c}

For more information on support levels, see [Application support for domain
separation](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/rk15B7vkwr79XNAcwC35uw "Many ServiceNow applications support domain separation in the base system but not all. Some supported applications include limitations on the data and administrative settings that can be domain-separated. These definitions delineate the domain separation support levels from the perspective of actual use cases and the people who use them.").{#domain-separation-credentials_conn__p_tsc_nfg_h1c}

## Overview {#domain-separation-credentials_conn__section_pvf_wkx_vcb}

Credentials are tied to various ServiceNow features which access
systems outside the instance. Credentials follow the domain separation tied to the feature
employing the credentials.

Connections are protocol-specific information referencing a target host outside the
instance. A connection can specify the domain to run an activity.

## How domain separation works in Credentials and Connections {#domain-separation-credentials_conn__section_ydt_kth_scb}

Credentials access resources outside of the instance, and are used by the [Discovery](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=r-discovery&version=australia&pubname=australia-it-operations-management&ft:locale=en-US), [Orchestration](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=r-orchestration&version=australia&pubname=australia-servicenow-platform&ft:locale=en-US), [Service Mapping](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_ServiceMappingOverview&version=australia&pubname=australia-it-operations-management&ft:locale=en-US), and [Cloud Provisioning and Governance](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=cloud-management-v2-landing-page&version=australia&pubname=australia-it-operations-management&ft:locale=en-US)
applications. These credentials are not tied to a specific domain, rather, they can be bound
to an application and then follow the domain separation that the application uses.
Credentials can also be assigned to a [MID Server](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=mid-server-landing&version=australia&pubname=australia-servicenow-platform&ft:locale=en-US), and then follow the domain separation specified by
the MID Server configuration.

Connections access a target host using a JMS, JDBC, or
HTTP(s) connection. You can specify global or a specific domain to which the
connection belongs.
**Zugehörige Verweise**   

* [Domain separation for service providers](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/BVkWCRdscYknGzNhJf1Tow "With the ServiceNow Platform, service providers (SPs) can provide their customers with faster onboarding, meet compliance, and protect their data using domain separation. You can separate client data, processes, and reports into logical groupings called domains. SPs control who sees and accesses what content.")