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OBSCNT / SECURITY BASELINE

Obsolete clients and tenants

Keep only the clients and tenants required for active environments.

Risk

Forgotten clients and tenants may contain unprotected accounts and outdated configuration.

ABAPHANA

Settings and priorities

Technology / priorityParameter or mechanismSetting and purpose
ABAP
Standard
Client 066Remove
Retires an unnecessary client.
ABAP
Standard
Client 001 and other unused clientsRemove if unused
Confirm dependencies and purpose first.
HANA
Extended
Unused HANA tenantsRetire
Remove through a controlled process after reviewing dependencies.

How to verify

  1. Inventory clients and tenants with their owners.
  2. Confirm usage, associated jobs and connections.
  3. Retire them through an agreed change process.

Related topics

System hardening ↗

Baseline priorities and implementation ↗