SAP Note 1690662 - Option: Blocking unencrypted SAPGUI/RFC connections

Component : Secure Network Communications - Authentication and SSO

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1690662 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
To ensure all inbound RFC or GUI connections are encrypted, SAP systems must use Secure Network Communication (SNC) with a Quality of Protection (QoP) level set to "Encryption". Previous configuration options like snc/accept_insecure_gui and snc/accept_insecure_rfc are insufficient for enforcing encryption on all connection methods. The solution involves importing a 721 kernel, at least patch level 33, and setting new profile parameters snc/only_encrypted_gui and snc/only_encrypted_rfc to enforce SNC encryption. These settings provide multiple levels of security, ensuring both GUI and RFC connections are secured and encrypted per stringent SNC policies.

Key words :
inbound external rfc connections, inbound internal rfc connections, earlier abap support package, parameters snc/data_protection/max, create system message snc, profile parameters snc/only_encrypted_gui, - inbound rfc connections, 1 - inbound rfc connections, snc/data_protection/min, transaction se91 manually

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1728283SAP Kernel 721: General Information
1716826Usage of the downward compatible kernel 721 (EXT)
1701870
1670678New features in SAP GUI for Windows 7.30
1643878Release Notes for SNC Client Encryption
1617641Addition of SSO feature for SNC in Logon Control
1616598Enabling RFC password logon despite SNC
1561161