---
title: Hardening settings details
description: Analyze the details of a hardening setting by selecting its link within the Security Center app.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-security/security-center/hardening-settings-overview.html
release: australia
product: Security Center
classification: security-center
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [All settings, Security hardening, Security configuration console, Security Center, Platform Security]
---

# Hardening settings details

Analyze the details of a hardening setting by selecting its link within the Security Center app.

Navigate to **Hardening** > **All settings**, and then select a hardening setting to be redirected to a page within the hardening setting tool that displays its security-related information.

\[Omitted image "hardening-setting-overview.png"\] Alt text: hardening setting page in UI

Use the **+Create task** button to create a Security Task to complete a Customer Action. For details, see [Security Tasks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/security-center/security-task-manager.md).

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

Configuration attribute

</th><th>

Description

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

Compliance status

</td><td>

Indicates if the hardening setting is compliant nor not.

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

Score impact

</td><td>

A percentage that indicates how much this hardening setting impacts your security posture.

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

Priority

</td><td>

A number within the range of 1-4, with 1 having the most weight that indicates the strength of impact this hardening setting has on your security posture.

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

Functional impact

</td><td>

The impact this hardening setting has on the operation of your instance.

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

Description

</td><td>

A general overview about the hardening setting.

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

Documentation Url

</td><td>

Link to documentation for the hardening setting.

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

Activity

</td><td>

Notifications of updates related to the hardening setting.

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

Setting configuration

</td><td>

Details related to the compliance status of your hardening setting along with instructions on how to make them compliant.**Note:** Some hardening settings may require you to configure multiple properties and plugins to make them compliant.

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

Accept compliance risk

</td><td>

If you're unable to make a hardening setting compliant, but the risk is acceptable, you can accept the risk and document an explanation.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Parent Topic:**[All settings](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/security-center/all-settings.md)