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Use

The table below shows the communication paths used by Guided Procedures and the protocols used for the connection.

Communication Paths

Communication Path

Protocol Used

Comments

Web browser ↔ Guided Procedures

HTTP(S)

More information: Configuring Network and Transport Layer Security Configuring the Use of SSL on the AS Java

Guided Procedures ↔ Back-end systems

RFC (SNC)

For more information, see SNC User's Guide at http://service.sap.com/security.

Guided Procedures ↔  Adobe Document Services

HTTP(S)

More information:

·        Configuring Network and Transport Layer Security Configuring the Use of SSL on the AS Java

·        Communication Security for Web Services

Guided Procedures ↔ Mail server

HTTP(S)

Caution

E-Mail content is sent unencrypted, and Javamail does not support SSL over IMAP/SMTP/POP3. We recommend that you use HTTPS for communication with mail servers.

More information: Configuring Network and Transport Layer Security Configuring the Use of SSL on the AS Java

RFC connections can be protected using Secure Network Communications (SNC). HTTP connections are protected using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

More information: Transport Layer Security

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Technical System Landscape

 

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