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Background documentation Communication Channel Security  Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

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The table below shows the communication paths used by Composite Application Framework (CAF) the protocol used for the connection, and additional information regarding data transfer.

 

Communication Path

Protocol Used

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Web Browser « CAF (on the Application Server Java (AS ava))

HTTP(s)

 

CAF « SAP Systems

Remote function calls (RFCs)

Uses the security provided by Application Server Java (AS Java).

CAF « Web Services

SOAP/HTTP(s)

Uses the security provided by Application Server Java (AS Java).

 

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

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