IBM DataPower Gateway is as an enterprise-grade API gateway with features to facilitate access across a wide spectrum of mobile, web, API, SOA, B2B, and cloud workloads. DataPower Gateway is available in various form factors, including physical, virtual, cloud, Linux, and Docker.

This article provides  instructions for inline integration of the Defender to an existing IBM DataPower  IBM DataPower Gateway. 

Prerequisites

• Pre-deployed Cequence UAP: Ensure your Cequence Unified API Protection (UAP) platform is fully operational. Refer to the Cequence documentation for specific Cequence UAP deployment instructions.
• Enable Traffic Filter on Cequence UAP: Make sure all traffic filters are enabled in the Cequence UAP platform using the following guide - Enable Traffic Filters
• IBM DataPower Gateway FQDN: Available in your IBM API Connect Portal

Deployment Steps

Upstream 

Set the upstream server to the IBM DataPower Gateway FQDN

export UPSTREAM_SERVER="api.us-east-a.apiconnect.ibmappdomain.cloud"
export UPSTREAM_SERVER_HEALTHCHECK_ENDPOINT="/customers/12345"

Defender Deployment Options

• SaaS: Open a ticket to create SaaS Defender and provide the Upstream Server and Healthcheck endpoint details.
• Serverless: You can deploy serverless defenders in one of the following cloud environments
  • Serverless Defender: GCP
  • Serverless Defender: AWS
  • Serverless Defender: Azure
• Virtual Machine: Getting Started - Defender Virtual Appliance