Xiting's Blogging Team
With our SAP Security Blog, we are pleased to share with you our knowledge of SAP security, the Xiting Authorizations Management Suite (XAMS) as well as best practices and know-how from successfully implemented projects by our SAP security experts.
On this page, you will find an overview of our authors, who promote the transfer of knowledge in the area of SAP security by writing detailed blogs.
SAP Security Consultant at Xiting AG
Adam Egeric is a SAP Security Consultant at Xiting Switzerland since 2021. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in IT Management at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. During his studies he worked part-time in SAP Basis with a focus on authorization management. His main tasks are supporting our customers in projects to redesign, migrate and manage authorizations with the help of our XAMS software solution.
Latest posts by Adam Egeric (see all)
Marketing Manager at Xiting GmbH
Anja was a SAP Security Consultant at Xiting GmbH in Germany with a strong focus on the Xiting Authorizations Management Suite (XAMS). Currently she is working as Head of Marketing.
Latest posts by Anja Blieske (see all)
- Welcome to the next generation of role management – XAMS - 19. January 2017
SAP Security Consultant at Xiting GmbH
Annika Braun is SAP Security Consultant at Xiting since 2020. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems, followed by a Master of Science in IT Management. After her studies, she gained several years of experience in SAP Basis. Her focus at Xiting is on the implementation of redesign and migration projects of authorizations with the help of XAMS.
Latest posts by Annika Braun (see all)
- The new features of XAMS with Service Pack 18 - 20. April 2023
- New XAMS Features with SP17 - 28. April 2022
CEO USA | Principal Security Consultant at Xiting LLC
Alessandro has worked in the field of IT since 2004, specializing in SAP in 2009 and working on global SAP projects in various roles since that date. Alessandro is an active contributor and moderator in the Governance, Risk, and Compliance space on SAP SCN. Alessandro is in charge of Xiting's operations in the United States and a subject matter expert in SAP Access Control, SAP Cloud IAG, and SAP Security.
Latest posts by Alessandro Banzer (see all)
Managing SAP Security Consultant | SAP Trainer Secure Authentication | SSO | Cloud Security Services at Xiting GmbH
Carsten Olt has been working as a Managing SAP Security Consultant since 2016, responsible for Secure Authentication & SSO and SAP Cloud Security Services at Xiting in Germany. As a member of the IAM team, he is also a team leader who conveys the company's goals and strategies to employees and has organizational responsibility.
With a security-minded approach, Carsten has international project and IT security experience in many industries. He has been working in IT-Security since 2001, specializing in SAP security since 2010. He is a subject matter expert for SAP Single Sign-On 3.0 and a trainer for the WDESSO course. His current focus is on supporting customers in solving authentication and security challenges within hybrid SAP landscapes, as well as designing and implementing holistic authentication concepts. Carsten is an ISACA CISA and a former MCP and RHCE with an ISP background, and he looks at security from different angles. He also translates between SAP and IT security vocabulary.
Carsten has in-depth experience in multi-vendor architectures and MSFT/Azure components, dealing with all the requirements concerning SAML 2.0, OAuth, OpenID Connect, SCIM, X.509 CBA & PKI, MFA, SAP SSO, and Secure Network Communications, Kerberos/SPNEGO, data security and encryption, as well as digital signatures.
Carsten is experienced in SAP on-premises components such as S/4HANA, ABAP, and Java, as well as security solutions like SSO 3.0. Since 2019, he has focused on SAP-Cloudified environments, specifically the SAP Cloud Identity Services and SAP BTP, as well as SaaS integrations concerning IAM. He deals with hybrid SAP security in conjunction with Azure Active Directory, ADDS, ADFS, ADCS, Reverse Proxies/WAF, SAP Web Dispatcher, SAP Cloud Connector, third-party products, and infrastructure components.
With a security-minded approach, Carsten has international project and IT security experience in many industries. He has been working in IT-Security since 2001, specializing in SAP security since 2010. He is a subject matter expert for SAP Single Sign-On 3.0 and a trainer for the WDESSO course. His current focus is on supporting customers in solving authentication and security challenges within hybrid SAP landscapes, as well as designing and implementing holistic authentication concepts. Carsten is an ISACA CISA and a former MCP and RHCE with an ISP background, and he looks at security from different angles. He also translates between SAP and IT security vocabulary.
Carsten has in-depth experience in multi-vendor architectures and MSFT/Azure components, dealing with all the requirements concerning SAML 2.0, OAuth, OpenID Connect, SCIM, X.509 CBA & PKI, MFA, SAP SSO, and Secure Network Communications, Kerberos/SPNEGO, data security and encryption, as well as digital signatures.
Carsten is experienced in SAP on-premises components such as S/4HANA, ABAP, and Java, as well as security solutions like SSO 3.0. Since 2019, he has focused on SAP-Cloudified environments, specifically the SAP Cloud Identity Services and SAP BTP, as well as SaaS integrations concerning IAM. He deals with hybrid SAP security in conjunction with Azure Active Directory, ADDS, ADFS, ADCS, Reverse Proxies/WAF, SAP Web Dispatcher, SAP Cloud Connector, third-party products, and infrastructure components.
Latest posts by Carsten Olt (see all)
- Explained! #1: SAP IAS Proxy Mode and ID-Federation - 6. March 2023
- Connecting SAP Identity Authentication Service as a proxy to Azure AD using OpenID Connect | Xiting E-Book - 15. December 2022
- Success Story: Vetropack Group - 27. June 2022
SAP Security Consultant at Xiting GmbH
Christian Weide is SAP Security Consultant in the area of SAP HANA Database, SAP S/4HANA, BW4/HANA Security and authorization concepts in relationship to GRC. He has over 20 years of experience in SAP and started his career with SAP R/3 and Developing Web-Dynpro for ABAP and JAVA. He works as trainer, author and lecturer at universities to share his experience and passion in security. Christian is security-minded and works for various customer engagements in different industries to support and empower his customer to reach the best solution for their SAP security landscape.
Latest posts by Christian Weide (see all)
- The SYSTEM user in SAP HANA – What should be considered? - 26. July 2022
Erwin is a former SAP Basis Administrator who joined Xiting in 2017. In addition to customer-side support and execution of redesign projects by using the Xiting Authorizations Management Suite (XAMS), he is responsible for training the new colleagues.
Latest posts by Erwin Lachenmaier (see all)
- Bulk Processing of Roles with Transaction PFCGMASSVAL - 8. November 2022
SAP Security Consultant | SAP Identity Management at Xiting GmbH
Fabian started his work in the field of IT with an apprenticeship in 2006. Since 2015 he is a SAP Security Consultant at Xiting GmbH in Germany with a strong focus on SAP Identity Management and SAP Fiori.
Latest posts by Fabian Honervogt (see all)
- Integration of HCM Organizational Units in SAP Identity Management - 21. December 2018
- The Changes of the REST API v2 in SAP Identity Management SP06 at a glance - 14. December 2018
- SAP Fiori Xiting Starter Pack for SAP Identity Management - 30. August 2018
SAP Security Consultant | SAP Access Control (GRC) at Xiting GmbH
Latest posts by Johannes Kastner (see all)
- Understanding SAP GRC IDM Integration - 4. April 2017
- The advantages of optimizing SU24 - 15. February 2017
SAP Director Development at Xiting AG
Julius has worked with IT applications since he was young, specializing in SAP software back in 1997. His extensive knowledge and pragmatic approach mean that he is highly respected in the SAP Security community, and are also evident in the applications offered by Xiting in its products. His role as development leader means that he is best placed to offer customers the best possible SAP Security solution. His knowledge of SAP projects and direct contact with customers ensure that our applications are constantly moving towards the next innovation.
Latest posts by Julius Bussche (see all)
Senior SAP Security Consultant | SAP Authorizations at Xiting LLC
Jeff is a Senior SAP Security Consultant at Xiting LLC in the United States. He has over 20 years of experience in the SAP security industry.
Latest posts by Jeff Porter (see all)
- New S/4HANA Role Migration Analysis Tool - 12. May 2017
Marketing Associate at Xiting GmbH
Julia is working for Xiting Germany as a Marketing Manager responsible for any topics related to Online Marketing / Social Media and is part of Xiting's climate team as well.
Latest posts by Julia Sterr (see all)
- Xiting announces the new features of XAMS Service Pack 18 - 3. May 2023
- Xiting hands out highest award to partner All for One: The Xiting Platinum Award - 19. December 2022
- XAMS and XCW Suite SP17 by Xiting are Certified by SAP® for Integration with SAP S/4HANA® and SAP S/4HANA® Cloud - 23. May 2022
Managing SAP Security Consultant | SAP Authorizations at Xiting GmbH
Latest posts by Stefan Wohlschlag (see all)
- About the complexity of authorization management in SAP Fiori - 26. July 2022
- GADOS: THE W-Questions in the World of SAP Authorizations - 2. March 2022
- Next Generation Role Testing – Reduce Time and Effort with Xiting Times - 29. January 2018
SAP Security Consultant | SAP IDM at Xiting GmbH
Tam works at Xiting GmbH in Germany in the area of SAP Security Consulting. He is an expert in SAP Identity Management (IDM) and has experience in the migration of SAP IDM projects and the development of identity lifecylce processes. Furthermore, he consults customers about the technology of Xiting Central Workflows (XCW).
Latest posts by Tam Nguyen (see all)
- Success story: Vileda GmbH - 15. March 2023
- SAP Identity Provisioning Service – Identity Provisioning In The Cloud - 25. May 2022
SAP Security Consultant | SAP Authorizations at Xiting GmbH
Teo is a SAP Security Consultant at Xiting GmbH in Germany with a strong focus on the Xiting Authorizations Management Suite (XAMS).
Latest posts by Teodor Tanev (see all)
- Creation of roles based on user’s transactions history - 18. April 2017
SAP Security Consultant | SAP Identity Management at Xiting GmbH
Valerie is a SAP Security Consultant at Xiting GmbH in Germany with a strong focus on SAP Identity Management. She supports in special sales topics.
Latest posts by Valerie Neunheuser (see all)
- Xiting Central Workflows: New features with SP4 - 15. March 2023
- Success Story: Uhlmann Pac-Systeme GmbH & Co. KG - 6. October 2022
- Xiting Fiori UI for SAP IDM: New features with SP3! - 11. February 2021
SAP Security Consultant | SAP Authorizations at Xiting GmbH
Vanessa Albuera has been working as a SAP Security Consultant and SAP Trainer for Xiting in Germany since 2015. Specialized in topics related to ERP authorizations redesign, SAP S/4HANA migration and SAP Fiori authorizations, she leads different Xiting clients through their projects.
Latest posts by Vanessa Albuera (see all)
- Success Story: Zumtobel Group (Extended Version) - 7. September 2023
- BEST PRACTICE FOR AN SAP S/4HANA AUTHORIZATION MIGRATION (PART 2 – BROWNFIELD) - 19. September 2022
- Two approaches to SAP S/4HANA Authorization Migration (Part 1 – Geenfield) - 10. March 2022
SAP Security Consultant | SAP HANA Services at Xiting AG
Volker is a Principal Technical Consultant and SAP Trainer since the first SAP HANA releases, in charge of HANA Database administration and security. He has worked in the field since 1998, focused on SAP System Administration and RUN SAP.
Latest posts by Volker Deneke (see all)
- HDI roles in SAP HANA – Is everything easier now? - 9. December 2022
- Analysis of authorization errors in SAP HANA - 12. August 2021