service/protectedwebmethods SAP Parameter attribute - Protected webservice functions requireing user authorization

service/protectedwebmethods is a SAP Parameter attribute which is used to control Protected webservice functions requireing user authorization information. This is available within R/3 SAP systems depending on the version and release level.

Below is the standard documentation available and a few details of the attributes values .

service/protectedwebmethods profile paramerter attributes

Parameter Name: service/protectedwebmethods
Description: Protected webservice functions requireing user authorization
Default Value: SDEFAULT
Parameter Type ( See IF_PARAMETER_TYPES): String(STRING)
Restriction Values:
Parameter Unit:
Parameter Group: System
CSN Component: BC-CST-STS
System-Wide parameter: No
Dynamic Parameter: No
Vector Parameter: No
Has Sub-Parameters: No
Check Function Exists: No

Parameter documentation

Protected methods of the Web service interface of the start service. Calling this method requires successful authentication and auth orization. In the simple syntax, you specify all of the methods to be protected, separated by spaces. For example:
service/protectedwebmethods = Start Stop RestartService
In the advanced syntax, you can optionally add individual modules to or remove individual modules from one of four different predefined settings:
[ALL SDEFAULT DEFAULT NONE] + -<(><<)>method1> + -<(><<)>method2>... + - <(><<)>methodN>]
"ALL" protects all methods. "SDEFAULT" protects almost all methods, but still permits an initial display of a system in SAP MMC/MC without authentication. "DEFAULT protects all methods that change the state of the system (but permits, for example, access to traces without authentication). "NONE" does not protect any methods. We recommend the setting "SDEFAULT". "SDEFAULT -GetVersionInfo", for example, protects most methods, but permits the querying of version information without authentication. "DEFAULT +GetVersionInfo", for example, protects only methods that change the state of the system and also the querying of version information.
See SAP Parameter Documentation for full SAP documentation for this profile parameter.