3.1 Obtaining Secure API Manager and the License

Any products that you have purchased are available for download in the Software Licenses and Downloads portal. After you have purchased Secure API Manager you download the appliance from the Software Licenses and Downloads portal.

Secure API Manager has a trial license and a full license. The trial license is included with Access Manager. The trial license is available in the Access Manager Administration Console and it lasts for 91 days. The full license and the activation code are available from the Software Licenses and Downloads portal as well as the product. You must have a license to be able to configure and use Secure API Manager. The activation code allows you to receive security and product updates. If you do not enter the activation code, you do not receive updates. For more information, see about the license and the activation code, see Install the Secure API Manager License and Activation Key in the NetIQ Secure API Manager 2.0 Administration Guide.

To obtain Secure API Manager and the License and Activation Code:

  1. Log in to the Software Licenses and Downloads portal.

  2. Click Software.

  3. On the Entitled Software tab, click the appropriate version of Secure API Manager for your environment to download the product.

  4. Download the product file, the license, and the activation key.