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# Require authorization for excel requests \[Updated in Security Center 1.3\]

# Require authorization for excel requests \[Updated in Security Center 1.3\] {#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

Use the glide.basicauth.required.excel property to designate if
incoming Excel requests should require basic authentication.

## More information {#sc-excel-request-authorization__section_more_information}

Warnung:  
This is a safe harbor property, meaning the value can't be altered once it's changed. It is non-revertible.
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| Attribute | Description |
|-|-|
| Property name | glide.basicauth.required.excel |
| Configuration type | System Properties (/sys_properties_list.do) |
| Category | [API and web service](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/IQQn4Mcc1sDrMeZ8Xzt9tg "The API and Web Service category ensures that applications have appropriate authentication, authorization and session management, validate all input that traverses a trust boundary and include security controls for all API types.") |
| Purpose | To enforce basic authentication on Excel requests. |
| Recommended value | true |
| Security risk rating | 7.5 |
| Functional impact | This remediation enforces a combination of authentication methods, in the form of basic authentication and system level access control. * It performs this authentication while retrieving data from tables/pages in the form of Excel data on the instance. * It restricts any guest users who are currently accessing this data. If applicable, you may need to create a new account for users who need access to this content, with necessary access control permissions. {#sc-excel-request-authorization__ul_pcz_s2p_nkb} |
| Security risk | (High) Without appropriate authorization configured on the incoming Excel requests, an unauthorized user can get access to sensitive content/data on the target instance. |
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To learn more about adding or creating a system
property, see [Add a system property](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=t_AddAPropertyUsingSysPropsList&version=australia&pubname=australia-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US).