SAP System Security Guide

The system administrator's guide to SAP security!

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written by Joe Markgraf, Alessandro Banzer

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574 pages, 2018, Print edition hardcover
ISBN 978-1-4932-1481-5 574 pages, 2018
E-book formats: EPUB, MOBI, PDF, online
ISBN 978-1-4932-1482-2 574 pages, 2018, Print edition hardcover
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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. Get the technical know-how to identify vulnerabilities, defend your system from internal and external threats, and pass audits. Secure your SAP system from the ground up!

Configure application, network, and infrastructure security
Set up identity and access management with user accounts, authorizations, and authentication
Strengthen the security of SAP NetWeaver systems, including SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Suite, SAP Fiori, and more

About the Book About the E-book 574 pages, hardcover, 1.63 in. Reference book format 6.9 x 9 in. Printed black and white on 60# offset paper from sustainable sources. Casebound for durability. Reader-friendly serif font (TheAntiquaB 9.5 Pt.). One-column layout. E-book in full color. PDF (52 MB), EPUB (62 MB), and MOBI (94 MB) file for download, DRM-free with personalized digital watermark. Copy and paste, bookmarks, and print-out permitted. Table of contents, in-text references, and index fully linked. Including online book edition in dedicated reader application.

In this book, you'll learn about

Security Basics

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

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.

Highlights include

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

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Joe Markgraf is a senior cloud architect and advisor for SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud at SAP. Before joining SAP he worked as a Basis and security administrator, contributing to both small- and large-scale SAP system implementations.

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.

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The system administrator's guide to SAP security!