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User interface add-on for SAP NetWeaver uses the user management and authentication mechanisms provided with the SAP NetWeaver platform, in particular the SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP. Therefore, the security recommendations and guidelines for user administration and authentication that are described in the SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP Security Guide also apply to user interface add-on for SAP NetWeaver.

Since user interface add-on for SAP NetWeaver integrates with SAP NetWeaver Gateway, user administration and authentication aspects of SAP NetWeaver Gateway also apply to user interface add-on for SAP NetWeaver. For more information about user administration and authentication in SAP NetWeaver Gateway, see User Administration and Authentication in the SAP NetWeaver Gateway Security Guide.

Integration into Single Sign-On Environments

User interface add-on for SAP NetWeaver supports the single sign-on (SSO) mechanisms provided by SAP NetWeaver. Therefore, the security recommendations and guidelines for user administration and authentication that are described in the SAP NetWeaver Security Guide also apply to user interface add-on for SAP NetWeaver. For more information about authentication mechanisms, see User Authentication and Single Sign-On on SAP Help Portal at Start of the navigation path http://help.sap.com/netweaver Next navigation step SAP NetWeaver Platform Next navigation step Application Help Next navigation step SAP Library Next navigation step SAP NetWeaver Library: Function-Oriented View Next navigation step Security Next navigation step User Authentication and Single Sign-On End of the navigation path.

Since user interface add-on for SAP NetWeaver integrates with SAP NetWeaver Gateway, it is important that you also consider the single sign-on aspects of SAP NetWeaver Gateway. For more information about single sign-on in a landscape with SAP NetWeaver Gateway, see SAP Gateway Authentication and Single Sign-On in the SAP NetWeaver Gateway Security Guide.