Communication Channel Security

Use

BW uses the following communication paths and protocols:

• RFC is used as the protocol for the following communication paths:

  • Front end and application server

  • Application server to application server

  • AS Java and application server

  • SAProuter and application server

  • Connection to database

  For more information on the secure usage of RFC for communication between systems, see RFC/ICF Security Guide.

• HTTP, HTTPS, SOAP is used as the communication path between Web browser and application server.

RFC connections can be protected using Secure Network Communications (SNC). HTTP connections are protected using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. SOAP connections are protected with Web services security.

For more information, see "Transport Layer Security and Web Services Security" in the SAP NetWeaver Security Guide.