Setting Up Point-to-Point Integration with Certificate-Based Authentication

The connection setup for the point-to-point replication (from Employee Central to Employee Central Payroll) can now be configured to authenticate with X.509 certificates.

The context of this enhancement is as follows:

You can now configure the point-to-point replication to work with SSL certificates (X.509 certificates). To assist with this process, the point-to-point configuration report (transaction HRSFEC_PTP_CONFIG) has been enhanced with a new option. The certificates are pushed automatically into the Employee Central Payroll system and can be imported manually into Employee Central.

Authentication with X.509 certificates provides stronger security compared to basic user authentication.

Configuration Requirements

Support Package EA-HR SPA6 must be installed in your system.

As of June 1, 2022, the operations team will automatically push the necessary Employee Central Payroll infrastructure for certificate handling.

Please note that, while the Employee Central side of this feature is available, you can't use the feature as a whole until the production release. Note also that the full documentation won't be available until then either.

What's Changed

The current Connect with X.509 Certificate section on the UI for transaction HRSFEC_PTP_CONFIG is shown.

The current point-to-point configuration with SSL certificates (X.509 certificates) is shown.

How It Looks Now

Technical Details

Reference Number	PAY-17066
Product	Employee Central Payroll
Module	Employee Central Payroll
Feature	Employee Master Data Replication
Action	Recommended
Configuration Type	Admin Opt-in
Link to Demo
Lifecycle	General Availability
Type	New
Major or Minor	Major
Modular Business Process	Hire to Retire
Software Version	1H 2022
Valid as Of	2022-05-20
Latest Document Revision	2022-06-17

Title	Short Description	Solution	Feature Group	Type	Availability	Configuration Type	Major Minor	Reference Number	Demo	Software Version	Available as of	Revision Date	Product	Action	Modular Business Process	Line of Business
Setting Up Point-to-Point Integration with Certificate-Based Authentication	The connection setup for the point-to-point replication (from Employee Central to Employee Central Payroll) can now be configured to authenticate with X.509 certificates. See More	Employee Central Payroll	Employee Master Data Replication	New	General Availability	Admin Opt-in	Major	PAY-17066		1H 2022	2022-05-20	2022-06-17	Employee Central Payroll	Recommended	Hire to Retire	Human Resources

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Setting Up Point-to-Point Integration with Certificate-Based Authentication

The connection setup for the point-to-point replication (from Employee Central to Employee Central Payroll) can now be configured to authenticate with X.509 certificates.

Employee Central Payroll

Employee Master Data Replication

New

General Availability

Admin Opt-in

Major

PAY-17066

1H 2022

2022-05-20

2022-06-17

Employee Central Payroll

Recommended

Hire to Retire

Human Resources