SAP Authorizations Evaluation of the authorization check SU53

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Evaluation of the authorization check SU53
Data ownership concept
Administrative activities are used to control system behavior and make various security-relevant settings. To minimize the risk of a system failure or the creation of a security vulnerability, administrative rights should only be granted to employees in the basic administration. The following list may be supplemented by suggestions from the company's own administration. It contains only the most important authorization objects for each subject area.

The ABAP authorization concept protects transactions, programs and services in SAP systems against unauthorized access. Based on the authorization concept, the administrator assigns authorizations to users that determine which actions a user is allowed to perform in the SAP system after logging on to the system and being authenticated.
Checking at Program Level with AUTHORITY-CHECK
SOS reports can be very comprehensive. In particular, if the Whitelists are not yet maintained, reporting volumes of up to 200 pages are not uncommon. Do not be discouraged in such a case, but start by cleaning up a manageable amount of critical SOS results. You can then edit the further results in several rounds. The AGS recommends which critical SOS results you should consider first; You can find these in the AGS Security Services Master slide set in the SAP Service Marketplace Media Library.

The assignment of combinations of critical authorizations (e.g., posting an invoice and starting a payment run), commonly known as "segregation of duties conflicts," must also be reviewed and, if necessary, clarified with those responsible in the business departments as to why these exist in the system. If compensating controls have been implemented for this purpose, it is helpful if the IT department also knows about this so that it can name these controls to the IT auditor. The IT auditor can then pass this information on to his or her auditor colleagues.

Authorizations can also be assigned via "Shortcut for SAP systems".

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The first line defines that access to all files is forbidden unless other settings have been made for them in the other lines.

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In order to be able to use the following reports, you must not only have the appropriate authorizations, but also be aware that, depending on your SAP release or Notes, some reports are not yet or no longer available.
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