User Administration and
Authentication
The Accounting Engine uses the user administration and authentication mechanisms provided with the SAP NetWeaver platform, in particular SAP Web Application Server ABAP. Therefore, the security recommendations and guidelines for user management and authentication that are described in SAP Web AS Security Guide for ABAP Technology also apply to the Accounting Engine.
In addition to these guidelines, we include information about user administration and authentication that specifically applies to the Accounting Engine in the following topics:
· User Management
This topic lists the tools to use for user management, the types of users required, and the standard users that are delivered with the Accounting Engine.
· Integration into Single Sign-On Environments
This topic describes how the Accounting Engine supports Single Sign-On mechanisms.