Communication Channel Security

 

The table below shows the communication paths used by Peformance Management, the protocol used for the connection, and the type of data transferred.

Communication Paths

Protocol Used

Type of Data Transferred

Data Requiring Particular Protection

Front-end client with SAP GUI for Windows for the application server

DIAG

All application data

Passwords and personal data

Front-end client with a Web browser for the application server

HTTP, HTTPS

All application data

Passwords and personal data

Upload document

HTTP, HTTPS

XML document

Personal data

SAP Business Information Warehouse (SAP BW)

Extractor program

Performance Management data

DIAG and RFC connections can be protected using Secure Network Communications (SNC). HTTP connections are protected using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

Recommendation Recommendation

We strongly recommend that you use secure protocols (SSL, SNC) where possible.

End of the recommendation.

For more information, see the SAP NetWeaver Security Guide under Transport Layer Security.

Printing

Peformance Management provides the options for printing content. For information about security while printing, see the SNC User's Guide. You can find this at http://service.sap.com/securityInformation published on SAP site by looking under Start of the navigation path Security in Detail Next navigation step Infrastructure Security End of the navigation path.