by Marko Sommer and Stephan Zlatarev, SAP AG
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If you aren't already integrating on-demand solutions into your end-to-end business processes, it's likely only a matter of time before you do. However, the cloud can bring with it a new set of challenges, particularly in the realm of security. For instance, while users have come to expect consistent user management and single sign-on capabilities for authenticating, securing, and integrating applications into their end-to-end processes, on-demand solutions have remained as separate entities that require separate user maintenance — until now. In this column, you'll learn about the new ID service from SAP that is enabling secure single sign-on in the cloud.
by Regine Schimmer and Gerlinde Zibulski, SAP
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SAP NetWeaver ID Management is an important tool for any customer working to manage users' access to applications while also meeting audit and compliance requirements. This article explores the tool's latest release — 7.2 — and delves into some of the new features and functionality that readers can look forward to.
by Jonathan Cooper and Frane Milicevic, SAP
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Eliminating the need for passwords in business applications means getting rid of processes that can be costly and that have inherent security risks. With single sign-on (SSO) functionality, users only need to authenticate once, thus eliminating password chaos. This article discusses how the argument in favor of SSO has become even stronger with the new security functionality that is now available within SAP NetWeaver Single Sign-On.
by Gerlinde Zibulski, Regine Schimmer, and Annette Fuchs, SAP AG
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SAP has undergone rigorous procedures to earn the “Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation” certification for SAP NetWeaver Application Server 7.02 Java, support package 3 — and now it is pursuing the certification for the ABAP stack. This article explores the general process of being certified, SAP’s own work with the certification, and the benefits this certification will bring to SAP customers.
by Gerlinde Zibulski and Heiko Ettelbrück, SAP AG
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The latest SAP NetWeaver ID Management release, 7.1, support package 5, now offers dynamic reporting capabilities through the SAP NetWeaver 7.0 BI Content Add-on 7.05 to SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0. In this article, you’ll delve into these capabilities and explore how they can help users create more dynamic, identity management reports than ever before.
by Gerlinde Zibulski and Regine Schimmer, SAP
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Companies considering cloud computing often focus on its numerous benefits, but too often overlook the potential risks that come with putting valuable data in the cloud. With the tips and tools in this article—including three questions you should get answered before exploring the cloud—companies can mitigate potential risks and take full advantage of cloud computing’s benefits.
by Dimitar Mihaylov and Yonko Yonchev, SAP
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Traditional SSO technologies boost user productivity and streamline the authentication process, but are hampered by some key limitations. SAML 2.0 standards for SSO can help you overcome these limitations with a more automated authentication process and identity federation capabilities. Learn how SAP will be supporting these standards through an upcoming enhancement package.
by Regine Schimmer and Jens Koster, SAP AG
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Many companies are realizing that they must weave governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) principles into their security processes. By complementing their existing identity management functionality with a GRC solution that manages access control, companies can enable compliant identity management, ensuring that roles and authorizations assigned to a user do not contain conflicting rights. This secures the identity management process, while making it completely compliant.
by Gerlinde Zibulski, SAP AG
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With its sights set on enabling integrated security management, SAP reveals its future plans to enhance security offerings in support of networked environments and to augment the security capabilities available in SAP NetWeaver Identity Management.
by Gerlinde Zibulski, SAP Labs, LLC, and Peter McNulty,
SAP Labs, LLC
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by Sarah Maidstone, SAP AG, and Frank Buchholz, SAP AG
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by Sarah Maidstone, SAP AG, and Patrick Hildenbrand, SAP
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by Frank Buchholz, SAP AG; Jens Koster, SAP AG; Gerlinde Zibulski, SAP Labs
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by Kristian C. Lehment, SAP AG
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by Frank Buchholz, SAP AG, Larry Justice, SAP America,
and Matthias Buehl, SAP AG
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by Gerlinde Zibulski, SAP Labs, LLC and Peter McNulty,
SAP Labs, LLC
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by Patrick Hildenbrand, SAP AG
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by Peter McNulty, SAP Labs, LLC; Paul Medaille, SAP Labs, LLC; and Gerlinde Zibulski, SAP Labs, LLC
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by Yonko Yonchev, SAP
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Ensuring authenticated user access to enterprise IT resources is a growing concern for businesses, as networks today are increasingly based on loosely coupled enterprise services. Luckily, there are SAP-specific tickets to support your current security needs and SAML-based scenarios to support interoperable security configurations -- meaning administrators can rely on familiar SSO mechanisms to remain a stronghold of their security arsenal for a long time to come.
by Keith Grayson, SAP
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For many companies, identity management is time-consuming, costly, and inefficient. Learn how to balance “real” and “ideal” identity management by starting with two simple goals: preparing your organization for change and cleansing your data.
by Yonko Yonchev, SAP AG
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Maintaining the confidentiality of your business data is critically important. But -- until now -- XML encryption was only possible with SAP NetWeaver Process Integration. Step through a valuable sample business scenario to set up XML encryption in your system landscape with tools now available across the SAP NetWeaver stack.
by Yonko Yonchev, SAP AG, and Peter McNulty, SAP Labs
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SOA governance is critical to the success of your SOA initiatives — and any SOA governance plan must be accompanied by a dedicated security effort. Arm yourself with a solid action plan as you secure your business processes and properly govern your SOA activities.
by Regine Brehm and Jens Koster, SAP AG
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See how SAP's identity management functionality can now be a connected, integrated part of your existing business processes. Walk through a helpful four-phase example of how to manage fictional employee Anna Smith's access rights and roles as she's hired, promoted, moved to another department, and ultimately terminated.
by Dr.
Jurgen Schneider, SAP AG
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by Dr. Jürgen Schneider, SAP AG
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by Dr. Jürgen Schneider, SAP AG
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by Dr. Jürgen Schneider, SAP AG
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by Dr. Jürgen Schneider, SAP AG
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by Jürgen Schneider, SAP AG
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by Dr. Jurgen Schneider, SAP AG
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by Dr. Jurgen Schneider, SAP AG
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by Dr. Jürgen Schneider, SAP AG
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by Dr. Jürgen Schneider, SAP AG
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by Dr. Jürgen Schneider, SAP AG
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by Dr. Jürgen Schneider, SAP AG
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by Jurgen Schneider
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