Use the glide.basicauth.required.xml property to designate if incoming XML 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.xml
Configuration type System Properties (/sys_properties_list.do)
Category API and web service
Purpose To enforce basic authentication on XML requests.
Security risk rating 7.5
Recommended value true
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 retrieving data from tables/pages in the form of XML data on the instance.
  • 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 XML parser step.
Security risk (High) Without appropriate authorization configured on the incoming XML requests, an unauthorized user can get access to sensitive content/data on the target instance.
References Authentication