2.3 Create or Import a Certificate for Secure API Manager

Access Manager Administration Console > Security > Certificates

Secure API Manager and Access Manager communicate over the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). As part of the integration of Secure API Manager and Access Manager, Secure API Manager uses the Access Manager certificate management service to store and manage the certificate it uses. You must either create or import a certificate to the Access Manager certificate management service that the API Gateway uses.

To create a certificate or add a certificate:

  1. On the Dashboard, click Security > Certificates.

  2. On the Certificates tab, click New to create a new locally-signed certificate or to import a signed certificate.

  3. To create a new locally-signed certificate, select Use local certificate authority, then fill out the remaining fields. For more information, see Creating a Locally Signed Certificate.

    or

    To import a signed certificate, select Use external certificate authority, then fill out the remaining fields. For more information, see Generating a Certificate Signing Request.