Various SAP applications store payment card information of your customers. To help you protect this information from being misused, there are a number of methods available for secure data administration.
See SAP Note 1032588.
The following provides information on how you can protect your data by making certain Customizing settings.
Note
The existing options for saving encrypted payment card numbers for selected applications, such as the encryption of payment card data in the customer master record, remain in effect and are not affected by the measures described here. These measures are available in addition to existing ones.