Principles of Information Security – Assignment 2 Practical SAP Report
Principles of Information Security – Assignment 2 Practical SAP Report
Description Marks out of Weighting Due date
Assignment 2 – Practical report using SAP 35 5% 30th August 2014
Your assignment 2 must be structured as follows:
● Cover page for your assignment 2
● Table of contents
● Body of report – main section for each task with appropriate use of subsections for
each task sub report
● Task 1 – with appropriate sub section headings for each report (include excel spreadsheet or Access database with your task 1 submission of Assignment 2 report)
● Task 2 – with appropriate sub section headings for each report
TASK 2 Specifications – Analyze SAP System-Wide Security Settings.
You are required to review the system-wide security settings on our SAP system. The data file RSPARAM contains an extract from the client’s system (Note you should open this file using excel spreadsheet to view the system-wide security settings with the fields aligned correctly. Hint you can use the search function to locate the appropriate SAP system wide security settings and their related values in the data file RSPARAM.txt.
You required to produce a report for Task2 of Assignment 2 summarizing the current user settings, default settings and recommended settings based on the RSPARAM.txt file.
Your report will consist of a written evaluation of the current settings highlighting any weaknesses, with explanations, and recommendations (1000 words approx.). The report should take the following form:
ACME DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
SAP System-Wide Security Settings
Date:
Prepared by:
System Setting Value User Default Value Recommended
Value Actual Value
No auto user SAP* Failed logins to end Failed logins to lock Auto failed unlock Min password length Password expiry (days) Idle logout (seconds) No check on Tcodes Default login client Note: Submission of your assignment 2 report documents (two documents a word document, and an excel spreadsheet for task 1 if you use a spreadsheet for task1 or an Access database if you use a database for task 1) will be via Ease Assignment 2 submission link
