Virus Scan Interface 

You can use the Virus Scan Interface to include external virus scanners in the SAP system to increase the security of your system. This means that you can use a high-performance integration solution to scan files or documents that are processed by applications for viruses. This applies both for applications delivered by SAP and for customer developments, for example, during data transfers across networks or when documents are exchanged using interfaces.

The interface consists of two parts: an external part for the certified anti-virus products of the various vendors and an internal part, with which you can integrate the virus scan functions into your own applications.

A list of the certified products for the interface (VSI) is available in the SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/securitypartners (see also SAP Note 786179).

The graphic below shows an integrated ABAP-Java installation. You can, however, also use the Virus Scan Interface for purely-ABAP or purely-Java installations.

In the graphic, application A uses virus scan profile A to access group X in the first step, group Y in the second step, and group Z in the third step. Each group in the figure represents the anti-virus software of a particular vendor. In the case of group Z, one of the Virus Scan Providers in the group delivered by SAP is selected by load balancing using the Virus Scan Server and uses the external vendor’s certified Virus Scan Adapter to access the vendor’s anti-virus software. This software then scans the data transferred by application A for viruses. In the case of group Y, there are Virus Scan Providers with and without Virus Scan Servers, which all access the anti-virus software of the external vendor using the vendor’s certified Virus Scan Adapter. In the case of group Z, the Virus Scan Providers simply combine the certified Virus Scan Adapters of the external vendor with which the anti-virus software is accessed.

Virus Scan Interface