The system administrator's guide to SAP security!

SAP System Security Guide

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574 pages, , Print edition hardcover
ISBN 978-1-4932-1481-5
574 pages,
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ISBN 978-1-4932-1482-2
574 pages, , Print edition hardcover
E-book formats: EPUB, PDF, online
ISBN 978-1-4932-1483-9
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) 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

  1. Security Basics

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

  2. User Management

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

  3. 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

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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