ServiceNow

Pull users and user groups from ServiceNow. Uses OAuth 2.0 client credentials to authenticate against your instance.

Source connector

Source connector — pulls identity and access data from ServiceNow into ComplianceScout where it is scored against your compliance frameworks and violation rules.

What ComplianceScout collects

After a successful sync, the following data is available in your ComplianceScout dashboard for violation detection and reporting.

  • All ServiceNow user accounts with active/inactive status and department
  • User group memberships and group roles
  • Role assignments per user
  • Manager hierarchy and organizational structure

Required credentials

These fields are collected when you add the connector in the ComplianceScout dashboard. Secrets are encrypted at rest using AES-256-GCM and are never logged.

FieldTypeRequiredNotes
Instance URLURLRequirede.g. https://acme.service-now.com
Client IDTextRequiredOAuth client ID from ServiceNow System OAuth → Application Registry.
Client secretSecretRequiredOAuth client secret for the application registry entry.

How to set up this connector

Follow these steps to gather the credentials above and connect ServiceNow to ComplianceScout.

  1. In ServiceNow, navigate to System OAuth → Application Registry → New → Create an OAuth API endpoint for external clients.

  2. Name it "ComplianceScout", set the grant type to Client Credentials, and copy the Client ID and Client Secret.

  3. Assign the "snc_read_only" or equivalent read-only role to the OAuth application's service account.

  4. In ComplianceScout, go to Data & Secrets → Integrations → Add Connector → ServiceNow, enter your instance URL and OAuth credentials, then click Test and Save.

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