SAP Note 1305851 - Overview note: reg_info and sec_info

Component : Gateway/CPIC - Security

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1305851 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
This SAP Note addresses problems related to the security settings of reg_info and sec_info files. Issues range from functional problems like parsing errors in releases 6.40 and 7.00, to security vulnerabilities such as potential bypassing of settings in these files. Each issue is categorized and designated by a prefix (S for security, F for functional). Corrective measures and references to related notes for solution methods are provided explicitly for each identified problem. The note covers a variety of scenarios from System Management Gateway transactions to kernel patch implications, advising updates or specific SAP notes that solve each issue.

Key words :
instance profile parameters gw/reg_info, release-dependent enhancement packages, full qualified host names, lower kernel/abap releases, securely starting external programs, purely positive list, suddenly reject definitions, access control list, parameters gw/reg_info, security-relevant entries

Related Notes :

1529849Gateway security setting in an SCS instance, AS Java
1474615BEx Analyzer: Workbook is not opened
1465129CANCEL registered programs
1391655Authorized access to SAPFTP
1391464Authorized access to SAPHTTP
1313778Problems when starting external programs locally
1298433Bypassing security in reginfo & secinfo
1173528Problems in the files sec_info and reg_info
1105897GW: reginfo and secinfo with permit and deny ACL
1099426GW: "not authorized" due to sec_info entry
1069911GW: Changes to the ACL list of the gateway (reginfo)