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title: Create Security Attributes
description: Create security attributes with a step-by-step guide.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Access Control
classification: access-control
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Security Attributes, Access Management]
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# Create Security Attributes

Create security attributes with a step-by-step guide.

## Before you begin

Role required: security\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **System Security** > **Security Attributes**.

2.  In the Security Attributes list, select **New**.

3.  On the Security Attributes fields form, fill in the fields.

<table id="table_tgp_2pb_grb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Label

</td><td>

Label of the security attribute.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Name of the security attribute.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Type

</td><td>

The type of security attribute. -   compound

**Note:** For further information about Compound Security Attributes see [Compound Security Attributes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/access-control/compound-security-attributes.md)

-   integer
-   list
-   string
-   boolean\(true\|false\)


</td></tr><tr><td>

Is dynamic

</td><td>

Whether the security attribute value needs to be re-evaluated for each transaction.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Description

</td><td>

User-generated description of the security attribute.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Application

</td><td>

Static field, application Scope.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Lookup Table

</td><td>

Reference an external table for evaluation. For example, if you want to verify a user's role, enter `Role [sys_user_role]`.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Lookup Table Column

</td><td>

Reference a table column for evaluation. For example, if you want to verify a user's role by name, enter `name`, which is a column in sys\_user\_role.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Script

</td><td>

Derive a value from a script.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>