Identity Governance, Risk and Compliance Solution for SAP ERP

Pathlock provides an identity governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solution for SAP ERP that is audit-proof, future-proof, and ROI-driven. It is trusted by some of the world’s largest SAP customers with complex ERP landscapes, delivering significant automation, reduction in access violations, and cost savings.

Go Beyond Traditional Identity Governance

Pathlock extends beyond traditional Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) by combining access governance, continuous controls monitoring, cybersecurity, and data security for SAP in a single platform. The solution enforces least-privilege access, strengthens financial integrity, and protects SAP systems from vulnerabilities and data breaches, reducing risk and simplifying compliance.

Application Access Governance

• ​Remediate Segregation of Duties (SoD) risks across SAP and connected applications
• ​Automate compliant user provisioning and de-provisioning
• ​Run efficient User Access Review (UAR) campaigns to validate entitlements
• ​Control Firefighter access with audit-ready logs and automated revocation
• ​Continuously optimize roles to simplify ongoing access governance

Continuous Controls Monitoring

• ​Centralize and automate business and IT control monitoring across SAP
• ​Detect and alert on configuration changes, policy breaches, and anomalies
• ​Quantify risk impact from financial transactions to prioritize remediation

Cybersecurity Application Controls

• ​Continuously scan SAP systems to detect vulnerabilities
• ​Monitor and respond to threats in real time
• ​Secure custom ABAP code with automated scanning
• ​Control transports across development, QA, and production
• ​Understand the complete technical flow of customer transactions in custom applications

Dynamic Access Control

• ​Automate discovery and classification of sensitive data
• ​Apply real-time, attribute-based masking to sensitive SAP fields
• ​Protect sensitive production data in non-production environments with scrambling
• ​Grant or restrict access in real time with dynamic attribute-driven authorizations
• ​Continuously monitor SAP data access

Pathlock Delivers Identity Governance, GRC, and Cybersecurity Without Touching Your SAP Core

Pathlock’s solution operates without modifying the SAP core, providing advanced security and compliance capabilities beyond traditional SAP access control solutions.

Providing an Unmatched Level of Insight and Efficiency

With deep expertise in SAP security, activity monitoring, and log correlation, Pathlock identifies both potential (CAN DO) and actual (DID DO) risks while quantifying exposure. This approach saves months of manual effort, allowing teams to focus on transactions that pose true risk with greater accuracy and efficiency.

Pathlock Recognized as a Leader in SAP Access Control and Security

KuppingerCole Analysts, a leading independent analyst firm for identity security, named Pathlock an overall leader in SAP Access Control and Security.

Key Initiatives

Pathlock addresses a range of business challenges for SAP ERP and beyond:

• ​Digital Transformation: Streamline digital transformation and modernization projects to avoid budget and timeline overruns.
• ​SOX Compliance: Prevent audit failures, restatements, and reputational damage by strengthening SOX controls.
• ​Audit Readiness: Automate manual compliance processes to streamline audit preparation and reduce time spent on compliance.
• ​IPO Readiness: Automate stronger controls to address material weaknesses from SoD issues and ensure a smoother IPO process.
• ​NHI Governance: Apply rigorous controls to non-human identities, which often outnumber users, to ensure security and compliance.
• ​SAP Cybersecurity: Secure SAP applications and data from development to deployment to reduce the risk of breaches.

Be Audit-Ready, Without Additional Stress

Pathlock’s experts guide organizations through every step of audit readiness, helping reduce time spent on documentation and last-minute issue resolution.

Overcome the Limitations of Traditional SAP Access Control Solutions

Upgrade to a future-proof, fine-grained identity security and governance solution for SAP ERP to reduce risk, lower compliance costs, and ensure audit and IPO readiness.

Manage Cross-Application Risk for SAP and Beyond

Pathlock identifies real access risks across SAP applications and helps prioritize remediation with fine-grained SoD analysis.

Automate UARs Tailored to Your Needs

Pathlock automates user access reviews, identifies risky entitlements, and delivers actionable insights to enforce least privilege.

Leverage an Audit-Proof Firefighter Process

Pathlock manages time-bound elevated access, logs privileged activity, and prevents standing privileges across systems.

Simplify Your GRC Process with Out-of-the-Box Reports

Pathlock provides out-of-the-box reports, complete with audit trails and risk quantification, to help organizations stay ahead of auditor requests.

Layer Compliance Across Your Landscape

Pathlock integrates with Microsoft Entra, SailPoint, SAP IDM, Oracle IDM, and other identity solutions to ensure compliant access to critical business systems.

Flexible Deployment Options to Fit Your Needs

Pathlock offers two deployment models:

• ​Pathlock Cloud: A fully managed SaaS solution for scalability and reduced IT overhead. Ideal for organizations needing unified identity governance, risk, and compliance for all cloud apps, not just SAP, and seeking fast ROI.
• ​Pathlock Native: Runs directly within SAP’s ABAP architecture. Suitable for organizations required to keep all applications on-premises, with SAP-centric landscapes and no cloud dependencies.

Connectors for SAP ERP

Fine-grained identity governance starts with fine-grained connectors. Pathlock provides connectors for:

• ​SAP ERP and SAP S/4: Integrated software systems for managing core business processes like finance and supply chain.
• ​SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud: A cloud-based ERP solution offering real-time data processing and AI-driven automation.