Disable locked form elements debugging

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title: Disable locked form elements debugging
description: Use a system property to prevent the display of explanation of locked form elements.
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product: Instance Security Hardening Settings
classification: instance-security-hardening-settings
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# Disable locked form elements debugging

Use a system property to prevent the display of explanation of locked form elements.

If the **glide.security.explain.write.locks** system property is not set to the recommended value of **false**, then additional debug information is displayed on locked form elements.

Ensure that the property **glide.security.explain.write.locks** is set to **false**.

## More information

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Attribute

</th><th>

Description

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

Configuration name

</td><td>

**glide.security.explain.write.locks**

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

Configuration type

</td><td>

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

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

Data type

</td><td>

Boolean

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

Recommended value

</td><td>

false

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

Default value

</td><td>

false

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

Fallback value

</td><td>

false

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

Category

</td><td>

[Configuration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/instance-security-hardening-settings/sc-configuration.md)

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

Security risk

</td><td>

-   Severity score: 3.3
-   CVSS rating: Low
-   Security risk details: Displaying debug information on locked form elements could lead to information disclosure.

</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:**[Configuration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/instance-security-hardening-settings/sc-configuration.md)