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

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Warning: This is a safe harbor property, meaning the value can't be altered once it's changed. It is non-revertible.
AttributeDescription
Property name glide.basicauth.required.importprocessor
Configuration type System Properties (/sys_properties_list.do)
Category API and web service
Purpose To enforce basic authentication on import requests.
Recommended value true
Security risk rating 5.3
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 importing data sources into the instance tables/pages.
  • 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.

To learn more, see Retrieving data from a CSV formatted file.
Security risk (Moderate) Without appropriate authorization configured on the datasource import requests, an unauthorized user can get access to sensitive content/data on the target instance.
References SOAP web services security SOAP web service