IBM API Connect - create and secure the APIs part#1

Step-by-Step Tutorial: Creating and Securing APIs Using IBM API Connect

1. Understanding the Components of IBM API Connect:

• Provider Organization:
  • Access the Cloud Manager UI to configure the cluster and cloud topology.
  • Connect to the MS server to allow the provider organization to receive necessary details.
• Catalog:
  • Logical partition within the provider organization.
  • Used to create environments like stage, development, or production.
• Spaces:
  • Subdivide the catalog into partitions.
• Project:
  • Offerings to end consumers, logically grouped.
  • Each product must contain at least one plan.
• Components:
  • Provider, catalog, developer portal, and gateway are essential components.

2. Creating a Provider Organization:

• Access the Cloud Manager UI.
• Configure the cluster and cloud topology.
• Connect to the MS server.
• Add a default email server in the notification settings.
• Create a provider organization and manage it.
• Add users to the API manager for development and management.

3. Creating a Catalog and Adding a Product:

• From the API manager, provide the credentials and log in.
• Manage the catalog by adding and creating one.
• Choose to develop APIs and projects.
• Add an API by selecting the backend service URL.
• Configure basic security by creating a client key and secret key or basic authentication.
• Apply the security schema to the API.

4. Testing the API:

• Make the API online.
• Send a request with the client ID and client secret.
• Check the response received with the HTTP code 200 OK.

5. Implementing Security Policies:

• Use policies to provide security, validation, logging, routing, and data transformation.
• Implement the redaction policy to hide sensitive data.
• Drag the redaction policy to the policy plate and configure it.
• Use the parse policy before redaction to pass the incoming request message.

6. Publishing the API:

• Make the API available to developers.
• Access the developer portal and publish the product.

7. Conclusion:

• All resources used in the tutorial are available in the video description.
• Thank you for watching the demo.

By following these steps, you can create, manage, secure, and socialize your APIs using IBM API Connect as demonstrated in the video.