{"id":66327,"date":"2026-07-13T11:59:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xiting.com\/sap-knowledge\/identity-and-access-management-iam-in-sap\/xsp-iam-connector\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T18:49:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:49:55","slug":"xsp-iam-connector","status":"publish","type":"sap-knowledge","link":"https:\/\/xiting.com\/en\/sap-knowledge\/identity-and-access-management-iam-in-sap\/xsp-iam-connector\/","title":{"rendered":"XSP IAM Connector: Rethinking IAM Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"66327\" class=\"elementor elementor-66327 elementor-65781\" data-elementor-post-type=\"sap-knowledge\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-306b88f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"306b88f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-483ebeb0 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href=\"https:\/\/xiting.com\/en\/sap-knowledge\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">SAP Knowledge<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fdfff9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fdfff9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\/<\/p><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3517371e elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3517371e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/xiting.com\/en\/sap-knowledge\/identity-access-management\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Identity &amp; Access Management<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56679f8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56679f8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\/<\/p><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7662e818 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7662e818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/xiting.com\/en\/sap-knowledge\/identity-and-access-management-iam-in-sap\/xsp-iam-connector\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">XSP IAM Connector<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e188bd8 animated-fast e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e188bd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab4050b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ab4050b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XSP IAM Connector: <br>Rethinking IAM Architecture<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad02835 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ad02835\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64237708 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"64237708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">July 13, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df8ca9a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5df8ca9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-equals\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Identity and Access Management (IAM)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac2decf elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5ac2decf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-user\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Fabian Honervogt<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23558cc2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23558cc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa4b97 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fa4b97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why SAP IAM must be Reevaluated<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6ed62d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a6ed62d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Integrating SAP into modern <a href=\"https:\/\/xiting.com\/en\/sap-knowledge\/identity-and-access-management-iam-in-sap\/\">identity and access management (IAM) landscapes<\/a> has long been more than a technical detail. Hybrid system landscapes, <a href=\"https:\/\/xiting.com\/en\/sap-knowledge\/rise-with-sap-migration\/\">cloud transformation<\/a>, and regulatory requirements such as SOX, NIST CSF, or critical-infrastructure regulations <strong>demand traceable, end-to-end control over access risks<\/strong> \u2013 especially in business-critical SAP systems.<\/p><p><strong>At the same time, many organizations are facing an architectural turning point:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/xiting.com\/en\/sap-knowledge\/end-of-sap-idm\/\">SAP Identity Management (SAP IDM) is being phased out<\/a> (end of maintenance in 2027, extended maintenance until 2030). Modern IAM platforms such as SailPoint, Omada, or Saviynt reliably handle the identity lifecycle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b68afc2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b68afc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50e7dd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50e7dd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>But one central question remains open:<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Is provisioning alone enough to reliably control SAP-specific risks, SoD conflicts, and license impacts \u2013 before access is actually granted?<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d1cbb elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"11d1cbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">In short: provisioning is necessary. Governance is decisive.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60cde42 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-66186 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"60cde42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/xiting.com\/de\/demo-anfragen\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Jetzt kostenlose Demo anfragen!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43026bb7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43026bb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Core Problem: Provisioning without SAP Context<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f836a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f836a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Modern IAM systems fulfill their core tasks very reliably today. They manage identities, orchestrate joiner, mover, and leaver processes, control request and approval workflows, and automatically provision access into target systems.<\/p><p>What is often missing is the SAP-specific governance context before provisioning. That&#8217;s because risks in SAP don&#8217;t arise solely from simple role combinations, but from technical details such as:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/xiting.com\/en\/sap-knowledge\/sap-authorizations-explained\/\">Authorization objects<\/a> and field values<\/li><li>Transaction logic and authorization structures<\/li><li>Cross-system identities (e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/xiting.com\/en\/sap-knowledge\/sap-s4hana\/\">S\/4HANA<\/a>, Ariba, SuccessFactors)<\/li><li>Implicit effects on <a href=\"https:\/\/xiting.com\/en\/sap-knowledge\/sap-licensing\/\">SAP license classifications<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>IAM platforms, by contrast, work with abstract entitlements, role-based models, and generic rule sets. This abstraction makes sense for the identity lifecycle \u2013 but it is not enough to reliably assess the SAP-specific depth of risks and license impacts before access is granted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eebafbd elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"eebafbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The result: provisioning works \u2013 governance stays fragmented.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583fc7ad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"583fc7ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Three underestimated Risks in the Direct-Provisioning Model<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f957f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10f957f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"xtn-section\">\n<div class=\"xtn-grid\">\n<div class=\"xtn-card\">\n<div class=\"xtn-number\">1<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"xtn-name\">Missing Preventive Risk Analysis<\/h3>\n<p class=\"xtn-text xtn-text-last\">When access is provisioned directly, without SAP-specific analysis, SoD conflicts can arise without being detected. In SAP, these risks are often tied to objects, field values, and transactions \u2013 not to simple role pairs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xtn-card\">\n<div class=\"xtn-number\">2<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"xtn-name\">Unclear License Changes<\/h3>\n<p class=\"xtn-text xtn-text-last\">Even individual authorizations can change an identity&#8217;s SAP license type. Without an upfront license check, these effects remain invisible \u2013 with potentially significant extra costs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xtn-card\">\n<div class=\"xtn-number\">3<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"xtn-name\">Audit Gaps<\/h3>\n<p class=\"xtn-text\">Approvals are documented. What&#8217;s often missing, though:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"xtn-list\">\n \t<li>Was the risk assessed in advance?<\/li>\n \t<li>Was there a mitigation?<\/li>\n \t<li>Who bears responsibility \u2013 and for how long?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"xtn-text xtn-text-last\">Under tightening regulatory requirements in particular, this gap quickly becomes critical.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<style>\n  .xtn-section{\n    --xtn-red:#cd1316;\n    --xtn-ink:#33373b;\n    --xtn-muted:#6a6f76;\n    --xtn-border:#ededed;\n    --xtn-bg:#ffffff;\n    font-family:\"Open Sans\",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",sans-serif;\n    background:#ffffff;\n    padding:40px 20px;\n    box-sizing:border-box;\n  }\n  .xtn-section *{box-sizing:border-box;}\n\n  \/* Grid \u2013 Flexbox: adapts to the width *\/\n  .xtn-grid{\n    display:flex;\n    flex-wrap:wrap;\n    justify-content:center;\n    gap:26px;\n  }\n\n  \/* Card *\/\n  .xtn-card{\n    flex:1 1 320px;\n    max-width:380px;\n    display:flex;flex-direction:column;\n    background:var(--xtn-bg);\n    border:1px solid var(--xtn-border);\n    border-radius:18px;\n    padding:30px 24px;\n    box-shadow:0 8px 28px rgba(20,20,20,.05);\n    transition:transform .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease;\n    position:relative;\n    overflow:hidden;\n  }\n  .xtn-card::before{\n    content:\"\";position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;height:3px;\n    background:var(--xtn-red);transform:scaleX(0);transform-origin:left;\n    transition:transform .25s ease;\n  }\n  .xtn-card:hover{\n    transform:translateY(-6px);\n    box-shadow:0 20px 46px rgba(20,20,20,.11);\n  }\n  .xtn-card:hover::before{transform:scaleX(1);}\n\n  \/* Number badge *\/\n  .xtn-number{\n    width:44px;height:44px;\n    display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;\n    background:var(--xtn-red);\n    color:#ffffff;\n    font-size:18px;font-weight:700;\n    border-radius:50%;\n    margin-bottom:20px;\n  }\n\n  \/* Heading *\/\n  .xtn-name{\n    font-size:18px;line-height:1.3;font-weight:700;color:var(--xtn-ink);\n    margin:0 0 10px;\n  }\n\n  \/* Text *\/\n  .xtn-text{\n    font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.65;color:var(--xtn-muted);\n    margin:0 0 14px;\n  }\n  .xtn-text-last{margin-bottom:0;}\n\n  \/* List inside card 3 *\/\n  .xtn-list{\n    margin:0 0 14px;\n    padding-left:20px;\n    font-size:14.5px;\n    line-height:1.65;\n    color:var(--xtn-muted);\n  }\n  .xtn-list li{margin-bottom:6px;}\n  .xtn-list li::marker{color:var(--xtn-red);}\n\n  \/* ---------- Responsive fine-tuning ---------- *\/\n  @media (max-width:767px){\n    .xtn-section{padding:52px 16px;}\n    .xtn-grid{gap:16px;}\n  }\n  @media (max-width:479px){\n    .xtn-section{padding:44px 14px;}\n    .xtn-grid{gap:14px;}\n    .xtn-card{flex-basis:100%;max-width:none;padding:26px 22px;}\n    .xtn-name{font-size:17px;}\n  }\n<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ded970b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ded970b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The missing Layer: Governance between IAM and SAP<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3df302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b3df302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The solution usually isn&#8217;t to replace existing IAM systems, but to complement them in a targeted way. This is exactly where the XSP IAM Connector comes in.<\/p><p>It implements a dedicated governance layer between IAM and SAP that takes effect <strong>before provisioning<\/strong>. SAP-specific logic \u2013 from authorization objects and field values through transactions to license impacts \u2013 is analyzed upfront. At the same time, the connector integrates seamlessly into existing IAM processes.<\/p><p><strong>The IAM workflow is specifically enriched with:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>preventive risk decisions<\/li><li>well-founded license assessments<\/li><li>traceable, auditable governance logic<\/li><\/ul><p>without calling the IAM system&#8217;s leading role into question.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73abfec0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73abfec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Architecture Principle: IAM remains leading \u2013 XSP takes over Governance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d66ef74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d66ef74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The XSP IAM Connector is a service on the <a href=\"https:\/\/xiting.com\/en\/xiting-security-platform\/\">Xiting Security Platform (XSP)<\/a> and connects existing IAM solutions such as SailPoint, Omada, Saviynt, or EmpowerID with XSP&#8217;s SAP governance.<\/p><p><strong>The division of responsibilities is deliberately kept clear:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>IAM: identity lifecycle, requests, approvals, provisioning<\/li><li>XSP: SAP governance \u2013 analyze, assess, mitigate<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Technically, the connector acts as an API-first orchestrator:<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Request \u2192 IAM decision \u2192 XSP analysis \u2192 result \u2192 provisioning<\/em><\/p><p><strong>The decisive advantage: <\/strong>no migration of the existing IAM landscape.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df7c43b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"df7c43b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Governance is added \u2013 not rebuilt from scratch.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3147894 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3147894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/xiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/picture3-1.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"XSP\u2013IAM Connector: Identity Governance Architecture Across SAP and Non-SAP Systems\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The XSP\u2013IAM Connector links identity governance data between XSP and IAM, enabling information flow and provisioning across hybrid SAP and non-SAP environments \u2013 covering cloud and on-premise systems alike.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjY0NDUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC94aXRpbmcuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wN1wvcGljdHVyZTMtMS5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3992\" height=\"1780\" src=\"https:\/\/xiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/picture3-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-66445\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/picture3-1.png 3992w, https:\/\/xiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/picture3-1-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/xiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/picture3-1-1024x457.png 1024w, https:\/\/xiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/picture3-1-768x342.png 768w, https:\/\/xiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/picture3-1-1536x685.png 1536w, https:\/\/xiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/picture3-1-2048x913.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3992px) 100vw, 3992px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b9aa276 hs-popup-btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7b9aa276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-portal=\"25088517\" data-form=\"ff252bfb-c4f8-4db5-8993-e6ecb87579a0\" data-region=\"eu1\" data-title=\"Kontaktieren Sie unsere Experten.\" data-success-close=\"1500\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/xiting.com\/en\/xiting-security-platform\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more about the Xiting Security Platform (XSP)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2269cad1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2269cad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How the Workflow Works in Practice<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-766ba124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"766ba124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>A user requests access in the IAM system.<\/li><li>Managers or role owners approve as usual.<\/li><li>The request is passed to XSP for SAP-specific analysis.<\/li><li>Risks (SoD, critical authorizations) and possible license changes are analyzed across systems.<\/li><li>The result flows back into IAM \u2013 with mitigation or additional approvals if needed.<\/li><li>Provisioning is carried out automatically by the IAM system.<\/li><\/ol><p>\u2192 This means risk and license decisions are made before access is granted \u2013 not after the fact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e18995 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2e18995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Learn more about the XSP IAM Connector in this video: <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f480bf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2f480bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/player.js\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/kvz6u97q7s.js\" async type=\"module\"><\/script><style>wistia-player[media-id='kvz6u97q7s']:not(:defined) { background: center \/ contain no-repeat url('https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/kvz6u97q7s\/swatch'); display: block; filter: blur(5px); padding-top:56.25%; }<\/style> <wistia-player media-id=\"kvz6u97q7s\" aspect=\"1.7777777777777777\"><div class=\"wistia_preload_transcript_outer_wrapper\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; display:flex; justify-content:center; align-items: center; margin-top:-56.25%;\"><div class=\"wistia_preload_transcript_inner_wrapper\" style=\" overflow: auto;\"><p class=\"wistia_preload_transcript_text\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 5px !important;\">The IAM Connector on the Xciting security platform XSP seamlessly connects leading identity governance solutions such as SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, One Identity Manager, or Microsoft Entra ID Governance with Exciting's deep governance and analytics capabilities. It ensures smooth interaction between enterprise identity management and SAP governance. The IAM Connector on XSP links leading IAM solutions with Exciting's advanced SAP governance. Approved access requests are automatically analyzed for risks and license impacts with flexible options for handling mitigation either in XSP or the IAM system. Once all checks are complete, the IAM solution provisions the access. This ensures efficient identity management with full transparency and auditability across risks and licenses. Let's walk through a typical access request workflow that connects an existing IAM solution with the exciting security through the IAM connector. The process begins when a user submits an access request inside the central IAM solution. Manager and role owner approvals take place directly within that system. Once all approvals are completed, the IAM solution automatically transfers the request details to the exciting security platform via the IAM connector. From here XSP takes over the governance checks. It analyzes the requested access in the context of all existing accounts across systems and applications. Two independent checks are performed. One for risks and one for licenses. Let's begin with the risk analysis. XSP evaluates whether the requested access introduces any risks such as a segregation of duties conflict. If no risks are found XSP sends a confirmation back to the IAM solution. The workflow continues there and the approved access is provisioned as usual. If a risk is detected two scenarios are possible. Option one. The mitigation process takes place directly within XSP. This approach offers two key advantages. If the same risk appears again for the same identity, XSP automatically detects it and informs the IAM solution that the risk has already been mitigated. Risk owners are stored directly on the risk making them immediately available for follow-up decisions and reviews. Option two which is not shown in the workflow is this. XSP returns enriched risk details to the IAM solution which can then initiate additional approval steps for example involving a risk owner. In addition to the risk analysis XSP also determines whether the requested access changes the user's license type or cost allocation a critical factor in SAP environments. If a license change is detected the IAM solution can trigger further approvals such as involving a cost center owner. This approval path is also not shown in the workflow. Once the IAM solution has received all results and completed any additional approvals the access is provisioned to the relevant target systems. With the IAM connector on the exciting security platform organizations gain a truly integrated solution. Efficient identity management within the IAM suite combined with deep cross system risk and license analysis in XSP. This creates transparency, efficiency, and full auditability across identities, risks, and licenses.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/wistia-player>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1382d537 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1382d537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why SAP Governance does not belong in IAM<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-522f84a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"522f84a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IAM systems are built for identity lifecycle, workflows, and <a href=\"https:\/\/xiting.com\/en\/sap-knowledge\/identity-and-access-management-iam-in-sap\/ips\/\">provisioning<\/a>. SAP governance, however, is a distinct business and technical domain.<\/p><p><strong>It requires:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>a deep understanding of authorization objects and field values<\/li><li>cross-system risk aggregation<\/li><li>SAP-specific license logic<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>The XSP IAM Connector consistently separates these domains:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>IAM = lifecycle<\/li><li>XSP = governance<\/li><\/ul><p>This lets both worlds play to their strengths \u2013 without functional overload or architectural compromises.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985cda4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"985cda4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cba25cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cba25cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-689eae6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"689eae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Provisioning is solved \u2013 SAP Governance often is not<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">If you&#8217;re facing the replacement of SAP IDM, or want to integrate SAP governance preventively into your IAM processes, it&#8217;s worth taking a look at the XSP IAM Connector in practice.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Let&#8217;s schedule a demo and walk through your specific use cases \u2192<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a22fdb9 elementor-align-left 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https:\/\/xiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fabian_honervogt5422-1-e1708615739634-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fabian_honervogt5422-1-e1708615739634-2.jpg 1082w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fabian Honervogt<br><br> Identity Governance and Administration <br>Manager<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca4619c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca4619c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion: From Provisioning to accountable Control<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407baa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"407baa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Conventional IAM solution solve the provisioning problem, but the question of SAP governance remains open.<\/p><p><strong>The XSP IAM Connector closes this gap in a targeted way through:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/xiting.com\/en\/governance-risk-compliance\/cross-system-risk-analysis-and-sod\/\">preventive SoD and risk analysis<\/a><\/li><li>transparent license assessment before access is granted<\/li><li>auditable decisions, including mitigation<\/li><li>integration into existing IAM processes without a system break<\/li><\/ul><p>The result is an IAM architecture that not only works technically, but also remains accountable in the long run under <a href=\"https:\/\/xiting.com\/en\/sap-knowledge\/governance-risk-compliance-in-sap\/\">governance and regulatory requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d390ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63d390ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149b8be4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"149b8be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb3ac79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"3cb3ac79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;multiple&quot;,&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1010\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1010\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the XSP IAM Connector? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1010\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9efd259 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9efd259\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5714d324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5714d324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><p>Our XSP IAM Connector is a service on the <a href=\"https:\/\/xiting.com\/en\/xiting-security-platform\/\">Xiting Security Platform (XSP)<\/a> that adds SAP-specific governance to existing IAM solutions before provisioning \u2013 including risk analysis, license assessment, and mitigation<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1011\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1011\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Why are standard SAP Connectors not enough in IAM? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1011\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-857d29a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"857d29a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6539e4b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6539e4b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><p>Conventional IAM connectors provision reliably, but they often don&#8217;t capture SAP-specific risks in enough depth (objects, field values, transactions) and usually don&#8217;t account for license logic.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1012\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1012\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What happens when a Risk is detected? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1012\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22fd4e79 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22fd4e79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22bfe3fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22bfe3fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><p>Depending on process design, there are two options:<\/p><ul><li>Mitigation within XSP, or<\/li><li>Returning it to the IAM system to extend the approval flow (additional approvals).<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1013\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1013\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What does the End of SAP IDM mean for Companies? 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