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Background documentationHandling Sensitive Data in IDocs

 

To remain compliant with standards or local legal requirements, you must ensure that certain sensitive data, such as credit card numbers or social security numbers, are handled in a secure manner. For IDocs, there are the following points where this is relevant:

  • During transfer

    If your IDocs contain sensitive information, we recommend you secure this connection.

    Example Example

    If ALE uses RFC to transport IDocs, you can use SNC.

    For more information, see Secure Network Communications (SNC).

    End of the example.

  • When storing in the database

    The sending and receiving systems store IDocs in the database. If you build an application that handles sensitive data, use the BADIs IDOC_DATA_MAPPER and IDOC_DATA_CRYPTION to ensure the data is stored properly.

    For more information, see Encrypting the Display of Sensitive Data.