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Background documentationUser Administration and Authentication

 

The SAP ERP Central Component uses the user administration and authentication mechanisms provided with the SAP NetWeaver platform, in particular the SAP NetWeaver Application Server. Therefore, the security recommendations and guidelines for user administration and authentication as described in the SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP Security Guide also apply to the SAP ERP Central Component.

In addition to these guidelines, we include information about user administration and authentication that specifically applies to the SAP ERP Central Component in the following topics:

  • User Administration This topic lists the tools to use for user management, the types of users required, and the standard users that are delivered with the SAP ERP Central Component.

  • User Data Synchronization The components of the SAP ERP Central Component can use user data together with other components. This topic describes how the user data is synchronized with these other sources.

  • Integration into Single Sign-On Environments This topic describes how the SAP ERP Central Component supports Single Sign-On mechanisms.