The development capabilities of SAP NetWeaver Application Server (SAP NetWeaver Application Server) enable you to develop custom enhancements to the standard authentication mechanisms.
By using custom development to enhance authentication, you can strengthen the security of your SAP NetWeaver systems. For example, you can develop GSS API libraries to enable authentication using smart cards and thereby increase the secure storage options for the authentication credentials of SAP NetWeaver users. The GSS API also enables you to use custom development to integrate non-SAP systems in SSO environments with SAP NetWeaver.
In addition, for the Java technology stack of SAP NetWeaver, you can develop and deploy login modules that are compliant with the JAAS standard to use custom authentication checks for user logon.
The development of authentication enhancements on SAP NetWeaver is related to the underlying technology that you use.