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## AuthorizationOptions.defaultMetadata property

Default authorization metadata if a method is not decorated with `@authorize`<!-- -->. If not set, no authorization will be enforced for those methods that are not associated with authorization metadata.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
defaultMetadata?: AuthorizationMetadata;
```

