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Vahagn Vardanian

Co-founder and CTO of RedRays

ABAP recommended settings for password hash algorithms, SAP security note 1458262

Description

There are known password hash attacks (see also note 1237762).
Thus it is important to restrict access to the password hash values (see also note 1484692) and to ensure that the latest available password hash algorithm is used. This note is providing advice on configuring your system to achieve this goal.

Available fix and Supported packages

  • SAP_BASIS | 46A | 46D
  • SAP_BASIS | 610 | 640
  • SAP_BASIS | 700 | 702
  • SAP_BASIS | 710 | 730
  • SAP_BASIS 702 | SAPKB70205 |
  • SAP_BASIS 710 | SAPKB71011 |
  • SAP_BASIS 711 | SAPKB71106 |
  • SAP_BASIS 720 | SAPKB72004 |
  • SAP_BASIS 700 | SAPKB70023 |
  • SAP_BASIS 701 | SAPKB70108 |
  • SAP_BASIS 730 | SAPKB73001 |

Affected component

    BC-SEC-LGN
    Authentication

CVSS

Score: 0

PoC

Detailed vulnerability information added to RedRays Security Platform. Contact [email protected] for details.

URL

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/1458262

TAGS

#USR02-BCODE-CODVN-PASSCODE-PWDSALTEDHASH-USH02-USRPWDHISTORY

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