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title: Enable mutual authentication
description: You can configure a SOAP or REST message for mutual authentication using a protocol profile.
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Enable mutual authentication

You can configure a SOAP or REST message for mutual authentication using a protocol profile.

## Before you begin

Role required: web\_service\_admin or admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **System Web Services** > **Outbound** > **SOAP Message** or **REST Message**.

2.  Select a message record.

3.  Select the **Use mutual authentication** check box.

4.  In the **Protocol profile** field, select a protocol profile configured for mutual authentication.

5.  Click **Update**.


**Parent Topic:**[Outbound web service mutual authentication](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/c_OutboundWebServicesMutualAuth.md)