Securing Communication Channels 
Data is transferred via the following communication channels:
From |
To |
Description |
|---|---|---|
SAP MaxDB X Server |
SAP MaxDB client (database tool, application with interface) |
TCP/IP optional: SSL (only in SAP systems) |
SAP MaxDB X Server |
SAProuter |
NI (SAP protocol) optional: NISSL (only in SAP systems) |
Procedure
In SAP systems you can encrypt the data transfer. For more information, see the Installation Guide for your SAP system.
Note that users passwords are automatically encrypted when they log on to a database.
More Information
You can find documentation on SAProuter in the SAP Library at http://help.sap.com.
SAP Note 767598 (SAP MaxDB: Available Documentation)