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Target Audience
  • Technology consultants
  • System administrators

This document is not included as part of the Installation Guides, Configuration Guides, Technical Operation Manuals, or Upgrade Guides. Such guides are only relevant for a certain phase of the software life cycle, whereby the Security Guides provide information that is relevant for all life cycle phases.

Why Is Security Necessary?

With the increasing use of distributed systems and the Internet for managing business data, the demands on security are also on the rise. When using a distributed system, you need to be sure that your data and processes support your business needs without allowing unauthorized access to critical information.

User errors, negligence, or attempted manipulation on your system should not result in loss of information or processing time. These demands on security apply likewise to Composite Application Framework (CAF). To assist you in securing CAF, we provide this Security Guide.

About this Document

The Security Guide provides an overview of the security-relevant information that applies to CAF.

Caution

This guide does not replace the daily operations handbook that we recommend customers to create for their specific productive operations.

Overview of the Main Sections

The CAF Security Guide comprises the following main sections:

  • Before You Start

    This section contains information about why security is necessary, how to use this document, and references to other Security Guides that build the foundation for this Security Guide.

  • Technical System Landscape

    This section provides an overview of the technical components and communication paths that are used by CAF.

  • User Administration and Authentication

    This section provides an overview of the following user administration and authentication aspects:

    • Recommended tools to use for user management.
    • User types that are required by CAF.
    • Standard users that are delivered with CAF.
    • Overview of how integration into Single Sign-On environments is possible.
  • Authorizations

    This section provides an overview of the authorization concept that applies to CAF.

  • Network and Communication Security

    This section provides an overview of the communication paths used by CAF and the security mechanisms that apply.

  • Data Storage Security

    This section provides an overview of any critical data that is used by CAF and the security mechanisms that apply.

  • Security for Additional Applications

    This section provides security information that applies to third-party or additional applications that are used with CAF.