Installing the SAP Cryptographic Library for SSL

SAP NetWeaver Application Server for Java (SAP NetWeaver AS for Java) uses the SAP Cryptographic Library for cryptographic functions, for example digital signatures and SSL. You can use this procedure to install or update the SAP Cryptographic Library on SAP NetWeaver AS for Java.

Prerequisites

You have obtained the SAP Cryptographic Library installation package. It is available on SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/swdc Information published on SAP site under Start of the navigation path Download Next navigation step SAP Cryptographic Software End of the navigation path .

This package contains the following files:

The SAP Cryptographic Library (sapcrypto.dll for Windows NT and higher or libsapcrypto.<ext> for UNIX)
The configuration tool sapgenpse.exe .
Note
The use of cryptographic functions on the AS Java is subject to German export regulations. Therefore, the distribution of this software can be limited to certain countries and not freely available. To check about the availability of the SAP cryptographic software, contact your local SAP representative.

Procedure

Download the SAP Cryptographic Library installation package to the file system of SAP NetWeaver AS for Java and extract its contents.
Copy the library and the configuration tool to the corresponding directories.

Copy the library and the configuration tool to $DIR_CT_RUN (for example, /usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/exe/uc/NTAMD64) and restart the system.

Note
The default location for the library and the configuration tool is $(DIR_EXECUTABLE), which is the directory specified by the parameter $(DIR_LIBRARY). Therefore, to make sure that the library can be found, copy it to the $(DIR_LIBRARY) directory. If you copy it to a different location, then you also have to specify the location in the parameter ssl/ssl_lib.
Note the location of the SAP Cryptographic Library.

SAP Cryptographic Library: /usr/sap/SID/SYS/exe.
You will need it when setting the parameters for the Internet Communication Manager (ICM).

Note You can use the ICM Monitor or the Web Administration Interface to check the ICM parameter settings.
Check the file permissions.
The operating system user under which SAP NetWeaver AS for Java runs must be able to execute the library's functions.

Note This user is specified during the installation. By default, it is <sid>adm for UNIX installations and SAPService<SID> for Windows.

Results

The SAP Cryptographic Library, which includes the library and the configuration tool, is installed on the SAP NetWeaver AS for Java host.

Periodically check for an updated version of this library on SAP Service Marketplace, for example, when you install support packages.