--- title: Ensure dashboards creation/deletion requires access check \[New in Security Center 1.3 and updated in 2.0\] description: The glide.processors.check\_access\_before\_process system property enables access control list \(ACL\) enforcement for creating or deleting dashboards when a user is logged in. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-security/instance-security-hardening-settings/sc-ensure-dashboards-creation-deletion-requires-access-check.html release: australia product: Instance Security Hardening Settings classification: instance-security-hardening-settings topic_type: reference last_updated: "2026-03-12" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Access control, Hardening settings, Platform Security] --- # Ensure dashboards creation/deletion requires access check \[New in Security Center 1.3 and updated in 2.0\] The **glide.processors.check\_access\_before\_process** system property enables access control list \(ACL\) enforcement for creating or deleting dashboards when a user is logged in. Set the **glide.processors.check\_access\_before\_process** system property to **true**. If the property does not appear in the System Properties \[sys\_properties\] table, the fallback value is **true**. ## More information
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Configuration name | **glide.processors.check\_access\_before\_process** |
| Configuration type | System Properties \(/sys\_properties\_list.do\) |
| Data type | Boolean |
| Recommended value | true |
| Default value | true |
| Fallback value | true |
| Category | [Access control](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/instance-security-hardening-settings/sc-access-control.md) |
| Security risk | - Severity score: 6.3 - CVSS score: Medium - Security risk details: Disabling this property by setting it to false, enables an ACL bypass on dashboards. This allows all authenticated users with low privileges to delete and add dashboards. |
| Dependencies and prerequisites | None |
| Functional impact | This property controls the ability to create new sys\_dashboards and delete existing dashboards when a user lacks the necessary access rights. When the value is set to false, users with inappropriate roles can add and delete sys\_dashboard entries \(though the GlideRecord layer should recheck the existing ACLs\). A value of true restricts add and delete operations for users without the required access rights. |