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Background documentation User Administration and Authentication  Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Master Data Framework uses the user administration and authentication mechanisms provided with the SAP NetWeaver platform, in particular SAP Netweaver Application Server ABAP. Therefore, the security recommendations and guidelines for user management and authentication that are described in the SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP Security Guide also apply to Master Data Framework.

In addition to these guidelines, we include information about user administration and authentication that specifically applies to Master Data Frameworkin 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 Master Data Framework.

·        Integration into Single Sign-On Environments

This topic describes how Master Data Framework supports Single Sign-On mechanisms.

 

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