NetIQ Secure API Manager 2.1 Quick Start

After you purchase Secure API Manager, the full license, and the activation key are available from the Software Licenses and Downloads portal. The trial license comes with Access Manager and it is in the Access Manager Administration Console. You must install the trial or the full license to see the configuration options for Secure API Manager in the Access Manager Administration Console. For more information, see Obtaining Secure API Manager and the License in theNetIQ Secure API Manager 2.1 Installation Guide.

Deploy Secure API Manager. We provide two different deployment options: the appliance or the Docker container. Choose one of the following items to deploy Secure API Manager.

You must set an administrative password for the platform where the API Gateway runs. To increase security, do not use root account. For more information, see Set the Administrator Password for the API Gateway in the NetIQ Secure API Manager 2.1 Administration Guide.

You must install a trial license or a full license for Secure API Manager in the Access Manager Administration Console for the configuration options for the API Gateway to appear. If you do not install the trial or full license, you cannot configure and use Secure API Manager.

You must install the activation key to receive updates or upgrades for the appliance deployment of Secure API Manager. For more information, see Install the Secure API Manager License and Activation Key in the NetIQ Secure API Manager 2.1 Administration Guide.

You must create or import a certificate for the API Gateway into the Access Manager certificate management system. During the configuration of the API Gateway, you must select a certificate to use to ensure that the communication between Secure API Manager and Access Manager is secure over SSL. For more information, see Create or Import a Certificate for Secure API Manager in the NetIQ Secure API Manager 2.1 Administration Guide.

After you install the Secure API Manager license there is a new API Gateway option on the Dashboard. Click the server object for the API Gateway, then create an API Gateway Cluster by defining its name. Configure one or more API Gateways depending on if you cluster Secure API Manager. For more information, see Create the API Gateway in the NetIQ Secure API Manager 2.1 Administration Guide.

You create the Limiting Policies to protect the API Gateway after you configure the API Gateway cluster and the API Gateway. These policies create subscription tiers that the API developers select during the creation of the APIs. These policies provide the ability to throttle the bandwidth or the requests to the APIs so that you can protect the API Gateway from too many requests or too much bandwidth at any time. For more information, see Configure the Limiting Policies for the APIs in the NetIQ Secure API Manager 2.1 Administration Guide.

By default, no account has access to the Publisher and the Store where the API developers create and consume the APIs. You must assign the appropriate rights to grant access to the Publisher and the Store. You can create role policies in Access Manager after you configure the API Gateway to grant the appropriate roles to allow users to access and use the Publisher and the Store. For more information, see Grant Access to the Publisher and the Store in the NetIQ Secure API Manager 2.1 Administration Guide.