Enforce HTML sanitization

reference australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read sc-check-unsanitized-html.md

Use the com.glide.security.check_unsanitized_html property to enforce sanitization behavior of translated_html fields on a global level for field assignments.

The com.glide.security.check_unsanitized_html system property enforces sanitization behavior of translated_html fields on a global level for field assignments.

Ensure that the property com.glide.security.check_unsanitized_html is set to enforce.

Warning: This is a safe harbor property, meaning the value can't be altered once it's changed. It is non-revertible.

More information

Attribute	Description
Configuration name	com.glide.security.check_unsanitized_html
Configuration type	System Properties (/sys_properties_list.do)
Data type	String
Recommended value	enforce
Default value	enforce
Fallback value	log_only
Category	Validation, sanitization, and encoding
Security risk	Severity score: 7.3 CVSS rating: High Security risk details: An attacker could be able to execute arbitrary javascript in the victim's browser (XSS attacks).
Functional impact	None
Dependencies and prerequisites	None

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---
title: Enforce HTML sanitization
description: Use the com.glide.security.check\_unsanitized\_html property to enforce sanitization behavior of translated\_html fields on a global level for field assignments.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-security/instance-security-hardening-settings/sc-check-unsanitized-html.html
release: australia
product: Instance Security Hardening Settings
classification: instance-security-hardening-settings
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Validation, sanitization, and encoding, Hardening settings, Platform Security]
---

# Enforce HTML sanitization

Use the **com.glide.security.check\_unsanitized\_html** property to enforce sanitization behavior of translated\_html fields on a global level for field assignments.

The **com.glide.security.check\_unsanitized\_html** system property enforces sanitization behavior of translated\_html fields on a global level for field assignments.

Ensure that the property **com.glide.security.check\_unsanitized\_html** is set to `enforce`.

**Warning:** This is a safe harbor property, meaning the value can't be altered once it's changed. It is non-revertible.

## More information

<table id="table_ajc_b43_3kb"><thead><tr><th>

Attribute

</th><th>

Description

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

Configuration name

</td><td>

**com.glide.security.check\_unsanitized\_html**

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

Configuration type

</td><td>

System Properties \(/sys\_properties\_list.do\)

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

Data type

</td><td>

String

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

Recommended value

</td><td>

enforce

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

Default value

</td><td>

enforce

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

Fallback value

</td><td>

log\_only

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

Category

</td><td>

[Validation, sanitization, and encoding](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/instance-security-hardening-settings/validation-sanitization-encoding.md)

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

Security risk

</td><td>

-   Severity score: 7.3
-   CVSS rating: High
-   Security risk details: An attacker could be able to execute arbitrary javascript in the victim's browser \(XSS attacks\).

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

Functional impact

</td><td>

None

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

Dependencies and prerequisites

</td><td>

None

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Parent Topic:**[Validation, sanitization, and encoding](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/instance-security-hardening-settings/validation-sanitization-encoding.md)