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Security rules are defined to restrict the permissions of users from viewing and interacting with data. What are these security rules called?

The correct answer is B. Access Control Rules. In ServiceNow, security rules that define user permissions for viewing and interacting with data are known as Access Control Rules (ACLs).

Submitted by joshua94· Apr 18, 2026Database Management and Platform Security

Question

Security rules are defined to restrict the permissions of users from viewing and interacting with data. What are these security rules called?

Options

  • ACRUD Rules
  • BAccess Control Rules
  • CRole Assignment Rules
  • DScripted User Rules
  • EUser Authentication Rules

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Why each option

In ServiceNow, security rules that define user permissions for viewing and interacting with data are known as Access Control Rules (ACLs).

ACRUD Rules

"CRUD Rules" refers to the types of operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete) that ACLs control, but it is not the name of the security rules themselves.

BAccess Control RulesCorrect

Access Control Rules (ACLs) are the fundamental security mechanism in ServiceNow that determine what data users can access and what operations (create, read, write, delete) they can perform on specific records or fields. These rules are evaluated against roles, conditions, and scripts to enforce granular security permissions across the platform.

CRole Assignment Rules

Role Assignment Rules govern how roles are assigned to users, not how users interact with data.

DScripted User Rules

"Scripted User Rules" is not a standard term for ServiceNow security rules.

EUser Authentication Rules

User Authentication Rules deal with verifying user identity upon login, not with permissions to access data post-authentication.

Concept tested: Access Control List (ACL) functionality

Source: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/utah-platform-security/page/administer/contextual-security/concept/c_AccessControlRules.html

Topics

#Security#Access Control Rules#ACLs#User Permissions

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