How to Build: ZeroPatch for S/4HANA: SAP-Aware Virtual Patching and Canary Orchestration
Quick Overview
The Opportunity
A zero-downtime protection layer for SAP S/4HANA that delivers virtual patching for newly disclosed CVEs and orchestrates safe canary updates. It deploys SAP-aware reverse-proxy rules (OData- and ICF-aware), RFC Gateway allowlists, and ABAP-side shims to mitigate exploits immediately, then coordinates SUM-based canary patch pipelines and rollback across landscapes. Includes an SAP-specific threat intel feed, auto-discovery of exposed endpoints, and runtime impact analytics to ensure core business flows remain unaffected.
Why This Idea Works Now
High-severity SAP CVEs are actively weaponized while patch windows are scarce; virtual patching buys time without outages.
Week-by-Week Development Plan
Week 1
- Market validation calls
- Technical architecture design
- UI/UX mockups
Week 2
- Market validation calls
- Technical architecture design
- UI/UX mockups
Week 3
- Deploy to production
- Set up monitoring
- Launch to beta users
Tech Stack Recommendation
Enterprise Stack: Microservices architecture required
Consider Docker, Kubernetes, and specialized services.
MVP Features You Must Have
- OData/ICF schema-aware WAF rules
- RFC Gateway hardening policy push
- Auto-discovery of internet-exposed SAP endpoints
- Emergency mitigation rule packs mapped to CVEs
- Canary patch orchestration with SUM/ChaRM
- SBOM for SAP add-ons and transports
- Safe rollback and impact monitoring
- Latency budget management (<1% median)
Pricing Strategy
Based on market research, customers are willing to pay $5k-40k per month for this solution.
Starter
$4000/mo
Basic features for individuals
Professional
$22500/mo
Full features for small teams
Enterprise
$60000/mo
Advanced features + priority support
Customer Acquisition Strategy
- Target Market: Integration & Automation experiencing this specific problem
- Initial Outreach: Find where your customers hang out online (forums, Reddit, LinkedIn groups)
- Content Marketing: Create valuable content around the problem you're solving
- Early Adopters: Offer lifetime deals to your first 10-20 customers
- Case Studies: Document success stories from early users
Potential Challenges to Consider
- Maintaining near-zero false positives on Fiori/OData flows
- Customer change-control for proxy insertion
- Alignment with SAP support recommendations
- Timely, high-fidelity threat intel
Ready to Start Building?
This expert-level project could be generating revenue in 16 days. The market demand is strong, and competition is minimal.
Next Steps:
- Validate the idea with 5-10 potential customers
- Create mockups or a landing page
- Start building the MVP focusing on critical features
- Launch to a small beta group
- Iterate based on feedback