SAP System Security

If you're a Basis administrator looking to keep your SAP system under lock and key, this is the book for you! Discover information on security-relevant issues, from identity and access management to network and backend security. Then get the technical know-how to identify vulnerabilities and defend your system from internal and external threats. Secure your SAP system from the ground up!

• Configure application, network and security infrastructure
• Set up identity and access management: roles, authorizations, SSO
• Prepare for audits and learn to maintain your security setup long-term

Security Basics

Define system log on and password rules, secure transactions and clients, and learn to use the Common Cryptographic Library.

User Management

Learn to create users, define roles, and implement authorizations and authentication to ensure the right people have the right access in your system.

External Security

Make sure your system's database and infrastructure are protected from unauthorized external access using encryption, the Internet Connection Manager (ICM), the SAP Virus Scan Interface, firewalls, and more.

• Transaction locks
• CommonCryptoLib
• Single sign-on (SSO)
• Authorizations
• Transport security
• Audit logging
• Patching
• Client locking
• Secure communication
• security Database

About the Author

Joe Markgraf is a senior cloud architect and advisor for SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud at SAP America. Before joining SAP he work as an SAP Basis and security administrator, contributing to large-scale SAP system implementations. He holds a degree in information system management and computer science from Oregon State University.

Alessandro Banzer is the Chief Executive Officer of Xiting, LLC. He has worked in information technology since 2004, specializing in SAP in 2009. Since then, Alessandro has been involved with global SAP projects in various roles. Alessandro is an active contributor and moderator in the Governance, Risk, and Compliance space on SAP Community. He holds a degree in Business Information Technology, as well as an Executive Master of Business Administration in London, UK.