SAP Parameter spnego/construct_SNC_name - Construct SNC name for given Kerberos User Name

Parameter
spnego/construct_SNC_name

Short text
Construct SNC name for given Kerberos User Name

Parameter description
During SPNego authentication the determined Kerberos User Name(consisting of two parts: user name part and domain part, separated bythe @ sign) needs to be converted into a SNC name in order to utilizethe existing SNC mappings.
This approach is applicable to all Kerberos-based SNC products.Unfortunately, the SNC products differ in the way how they construct aSNC name for a given Kerberos User Name. This profile parameter allowsto configure the construction rules.
The default value is suitable for the usage of the product SAP NetWeaverSingle Sign-On as
SNC library.

Work area
Login

Default value
111
spnego/enable
snc/gssapi_lib

Valid_values
Valid values consist of 3 digits (format: XYZ) with

  • the first digit (X) denoting the prefix

  • Value,,Meaning,,
    1,,Prefix 'p:CN=',,
    2,,Prefix 'p:',,
    • the second digit (Y) defining the conversion of the user name part

    • Value,,Meaning,,
      0,,User name part: do not convert,,
      1,,User name part: convert to upper case,,
      2,,User name part: convert to lower case,,
      • the third digit (Z) defining the conversion of the domain part

      • Value,,Meaning,,
        0,,Domain part: do not convert,,
        1,,Domain part: convert to upper case,,
        2,,Domain part: convert to lower case,,
        Examples:
        spnego/construct_SNC_name = 200 will convert the Kerberos User Name'Smith@example.com' into the SNC name 'p:Smith@example.com'.
        For the same Kerberos User Name spnego/construct_SNC_name = 111 wouldresult in 'p:CN=SMITH@EXAMPLE.COM'.