Take the Pain Out of Single Sign-On for SAP on UNIX/Linux

Strengthen security and eliminate end-user frustration with non-intrusive, Active Directory-centric single sign-on for SAP R/3

Thousands of organizations worldwide rely on the SAP R/3 ERP system for their daily business needs. If SAP is deployed on Windows Server, Microsoft Active Directory can be easily configured to centrally manage user authentication and access control. However, when SAP is deployed on AIX, HP-UX, Solaris or various Linux distributions, end-users are often required to enter their credentials every time they access it. They may even have multiple SAP usernames and passwords to access different modules owned by separate business units within their organization.

In such environments, end-users, corporate IT managers, and SAP administrators feel the pain every day. End-users, frustrated by having so many usernames and passwords to remember, may write their login info down so they can refer to it later, exposing the company to security breaches should these details fall into the wrong hands. Administrators are burdened with provisioning and de-provisioning accounts, and for resetting passwords and managing account lockouts. SAP represents one more group of identities that needs to be managed locally, requiring labor-intensive administration that can compromise security. Without centralized management of user accounts and identity policies such as the password policy, regulatory compliance is also more difficult to achieve.

In this free webinar, Corey Williams, Centrify Director of Product Management, explains how Centrify DirectControl for SAP addresses these challenges by leveraging your existing Active Directory infrastructure to deliver single sign-on and centralized identity management for your SAP ERP system.

Topics Covered

• Shortcomings of the standard SAP-defined username and password approach to authentication, and why this approach compromises security and reduces efficiency
• The benefits of Centrify DirectControl for SAP, including secure authentication and single sign-on
• Components of the Centrify DirectControl for SAP solution, including Centrify DirectControl for systems, DirectControl for SAP's Secure Network Communication interface, and extensive documentation and support
• Enterprise-level features supported by DirectControl for SAP, such as full Active Directory policy support, cross-domain authentication, and Kerberos authentication

Who Should Attend

• SAP IT, BASIS, and ABAP managers seeking an easy-to-deploy, non-intrusive method of defining and enforcing consistent security and access control policies for their SAP deployments
• IT security managers who want to better understand the advantages of centrally managing identities with a single directory, including improved Help Desk efficiency and a better end-user experience
• Corporate IT business systems managers who need a single, centralized cross-platform identity management solution that can embrace not only SAP but other key business systems as well
• Corporate IT security and compliance managers who are tasked with ensuring their identity management solution fulfills their security and reporting requirements

Featured Speaker

Corey Williams Director of Product Management, Centrify Corporation As Director of Product Management, Corey oversees the strategic vision, tactical roadmap and company-wide go-to-market plan for Centrify DirectControl for Applications products. Corey is a veteran technology marketer, with more than 13 years' enterprise software marketing experience. He has held senior sales, marketing and product management positions at Syndera, webMethods, Active Software and Hewlett Packard. Corey holds undergraduate degrees in Math and Computer Science as well as an MS in Engineering and an MBA.

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