SECURITY & AUTHORIZATIONS IN SAP

What is authorization?

AUTHORIZATION

                Authorization is the process or a system of giving someone the privilege, access, permission to do or have something.

Authorization in Information Technology is the processing of specifying access rights to a system, data or information. It is a process that confirms what a user is allowed to perform on a system.

SAP AUTHORIZATION CONCEPT

                Security in sap is achieved through the authorization concept; the authorization concept is based upon the logical relationship between a USER ID and the range of system authorizations with which it can be associated with i.e. it is the relationship between a user and the set of activities in which he/she could perform in the system.

The authorization concept helps in establishing maximum security, sufficient privileges (accesses) for end users to fulfill their job duties.  Authorizations are used to control access at the application level.

Note: Authorization concepts seeks to achieve the following 

              a. Maximum Security

              b. Sufficient Privileges (ACCESS)

              c. User Maintenance