PeopleSoft Guest User Security
Being hospitable and welcoming to guests is usually considered good manners. That said, being a gracious host does not mean you should be careless with your security.
With regard to PeopleSoft application security, the user GUEST is a default account created with the installation of PeopleSoft. When performing a PeopleSoft security audit, several attributes of the GUEST user are reviewed, including the following - take a look today at your settings:
For the GUEST user:
- Change the default password
- Ensure does not have access to sensitive menus and/or roles, including not having access to the following:
- The role ‘PeopleSoft User’
- Any role that includes the permission list PTPT1000
- The role ‘PAPP_USER’
- Any role that includes the permission list PAPP0002
If you have questions, please contact us at info@integrigy.com
Michael A. Miller, CISSP-ISSMP, CCSP