Integrating Security Functions
The topics in this section describe how to include security functions in your SAP applications.
Topics
This section describes how the logon process on the AS Java works, and how it uses the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) for authentication.
This sections lists the tasks related to integrating security functions in your applications or for the AS Java itself.
This section provides an overview of the security-relevant APIs provided with the AS Java. It includes the following APIs:
● User Management Engine
This section describes the UME APIs in more detail and provides programming examples for using the functions such as authentication or access control lists.
● Digital Signatures and Document Encryption API
You can use these interfaces in your applications to create or verifying digital signatures or to encrypt or decrypt digital documents.
● Secure Connection Factory API for HTTPS Clients
You can use the interfaces and classes available with the secure connection factory to establish HTTPS connections when the AS Java is the client component for the connection.
● Destination Service API
As an alternative, you can use the Destination service API to establish HTTP(S) connections within your applications.
● Virus Scan Provider API
You can use the interfaces and classes available with the virus scan provider API to include external virus scanners in the SAP system to increase the security of your system.
For more information, see the javadocs for these APIs.