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title: SAP Security, which courses should you follow?
description: What are the available SAP security courses? Which ones should you follow? What are the reference areas?
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# [SAP Security, which courses should you follow?](https://www.aglea.com/en/blog/sap-security-quali-sono-i-corsi-da-seguire)

 Written by [Andrea Mazzolani (translation)](https://www.aglea.com/en/blog/author/andrea-mazzolani-translation) | Nov 3, 2022 11:00:00 PM

 

There are different formative paths and trainings for the SAP Security area. Below there are the main courses in the SAP Security and Governance area provided by [SAP](https://training.sap.com/).

Which ones would you like to follow?

 

## 1. SAP Security area (SAP roles and profiles)

 

- [ADM900 SAP System Security Fundamentals](https://training.sap.com/course/adm900-sap-system-security-fundamentals-classroom-022-g-en/?) 
    - It's a beginner overview course of the specific ADM940, ADM950 and ADM960 courses
- [ADM910 - Compliant User Lifecycle Management for SAP S/4HANA and SAP Business Suite](https://training.sap.com/course/adm910-compliant-user-lifecycle-management-for-sap-s4hana-and-sap-business-suite-classroom-020-g-en/?) 
    - This course lets you understand how to manage the conformity to the main regulations and norms on the users life cycle management
- [ADM940 AS ABAP – Authorization Concept](https://training.sap.com/course/adm940-authorization-concept-for-sap-s4hana-and-sap-business-suite-classroom-020-g-en/?) 
    - This course lets you understand how the authorization concept works in SAP
- [ADM945 SAP S/4HANA – Authorization Concept](https://training.sap.com/course/adm940-authorization-concept-for-sap-s4hana-and-sap-business-suite-classroom-020-g-en/?) 
    - It's a dedicated course on authorizations specific for S/4HANA
- [ADM950 Secure SAP System Management](https://training.sap.com/course/adm950-secure-sap-system-management-classroom-019-g-en/?) 
    - It's a course intended for revisors and internal audits
- [ADM960 SAP NetWeaver Application Server Security](https://training.sap.com/course/adm960-sap-netweaver-application-server-security-classroom-021-g-en/?) 
    - It's a course for system administrators, contrary to the above where the applicative security of the product is treated, this course emphasizes the infrastructural aspects of SAP, SAP cyber security

- [BW465 User Management and Authorizations](https://training.sap.com/course/bw465-user-management-and-authorizations-for-bw4hana-classroom-018-g-en/?) 
    - This course details the authorizations for data analysis systems. It's the ADM940 counterpart in the ERP environment
- [HR940 Authorizations in HCM](https://training.sap.com/course/hr940-authorizations-in-sap-erp-hcm-classroom-013-g-en/?) 
    - This course details the SAP authorizations **specific for the SAP HR and HCM environnement**

 

## 2. HANA Database Security

- [HA240 SAP HANA 2.0 SPS04 - Authorizations, Scenarios & Security Requirements](https://training.sap.com/course/ha240-sap-hana-20-sps04---authorizations-scenarios--security-requirements-classroom-016-g-en/?) 
    - This course details the security and authorization management in the SAP HANA database

 

## 3. SAP Governance Risk and Compliance and GDPR Area

 

- [GRC100 GRC Principles and Harmonization](https://training.sap.com/course/grc100-principles-of-sap-governance-risk-and-compliance-classroom-018-g-en/?) 
    - It's an introduction course in the SAP GRC area, including GRC Access Control, Process Control and Risk Management
- [GRC300 SAP Access Control Implementation and Configuration](https://training.sap.com/course/grc300-sap-access-control-implementation-and-configuration-classroom-018-g-en/?) 
    - This course details how to configure and install the GRC Access Control product
- [GRC330 SAP Process Control 12.0 Implementation and Configuration](https://training.sap.com/course/grc330-sap-process-control-120-implementation-and-business-process-classroom-018-g-en/?) 
    - This course details how to configure and install the GRC Process Control product

- [GRC340 SAP Risk Management 12.0](https://training.sap.com/course/grc340-sap-risk-management-120-classroom-017-g-en/?) 
    - This course details how to configure and install the GRC Risk Management product
- [GRC350 SAP Business Integrity Screening (BIS)](https://training.sap.com/course/grc350-sap-business-integrity-screening-bis-classroom-005-g-en/?) 
    - This course details how to configure and use the SAP Fraud Management product

- [BIT665 SAP Information Lifecycle Management (ILM)](https://training.sap.com/course/bit665-sap-information-lifecycle-management-ilm-classroom-012-g-en/?) 
    - It's one of the essential tools in the SAP drawing for the GDPR management
    - It describes how to activate and use the Information Lifecycle Management module

 

Aglea provides teachers to SAP Italy for the SAP Security and Governance area!

 

## 4. Area Identity and Access Management

 

- [ADM920 SAP Identity Management](https://training.sap.com/course/adm920-sap-identity-management-classroom-019-g-en/?) 
    - This course details how to configure and use the SAP Identity Management product

 

## 5. Which should you do before and after?

 

The **ADM900 and GRC100 introduction courses can be a good starting point** to get an idea of how [SAP Security](https://www.aglea.com/en/sap-security-1) should and is managed. Statistically the most frequent courses of the above area are:

- GRC300/ADM940
- ADM950
- Following all the other courses

 

 

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