What is authorization administrator in SAP BC-SEC-USR - User Administration?

SAP Term: authorization administrator

• Component: BC-SEC-USR

• Component Name: User Administration

• Description: The user responsible for maintaining authorizations and authorization profiles. For security reasons, this user should not be authorized to activate authorizations and profiles or to maintain user master records. With such authorizations, the user could single-handedly define, activate, and assign system access authorizations.

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• Key Concepts: 
  An authorization administrator is a user in the SAP system who is responsible for managing user access rights. This includes creating, modifying, and deleting user accounts, assigning roles and authorizations to users, and monitoring user activity. The authorization administrator is also responsible for ensuring that the system is secure and compliant with internal policies and external regulations. 
  
  How to use it: 
  The authorization administrator can use the BC-SEC-USR User Administration component to manage user access rights. This component provides tools for creating, modifying, and deleting user accounts, assigning roles and authorizations to users, and monitoring user activity. It also provides tools for setting up security policies and ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When setting up user accounts, it is important to ensure that each user has the appropriate access rights for their role. It is also important to regularly review user accounts to ensure that they are up-to-date and that users are not given more access than they need. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on the BC-SEC-USR User Administration component, please refer to the SAP Help Portal (https://help.sap.com/viewer/product/BC_SEC_USR/).