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How to Upgrade Firmware in DataPower

This blog is intended to show you how to upgrade firmware in Datapower. Below are the steps for upgrading your firmware in Datapower: 1. Identify The Firmware Image File Which Matches Your Appliance To upgrade the firmware in Datapower, we first need to identify the firmware image file which matches the appliance. 2. Download the Latest Firmware […]

A Full-Stack API Architecture for a Microservice Evolution

In this blog I’ve taking some liberty to extend the general definition of full stack, in order to describe a system architecture that lends itself well to full stack development. With the emergence of micoservices as an alternative to monolithic applications and service-oriented architectures; there is need to elaborate in more depth on an architectural […]

How API Connect Components Interact at Design Time and Run-Time

    IBM API Connect – Product Architecture IBM API Connect is an integrated offering, which provides customers an end to end API life-cycle (Create, Run, Secure and Manager) experience. It provides capabilities to build model-driven API’s , micro-services using Node.js loopback framework , run them either on-premise or on-cloud, secure and manage the same using […]

How to Configure a SQL Data Source in Datapower Gateway

The database has become a vital component of any enterprise’s IT structure. Databases continue to provide more and more sophisticated options than versions we have seen in previous years. IBM Datapower gateway is designed to connect to most of the popular databases. In his most recent post, Technical Consultant, Karthik Selvaraj walks you through the steps to […]

Configure SQL data source in IBM Datapower Gateway

IBM DataPower Gateway is a purpose-built security and integration platform for mobile, cloud, API, SOA and B2B workloads. The current business model for nearly all industries relies mostly on data. The database has become a very important component of an enterprise’s IT structure providing more sophisticated and flexible options than the databases available a decade before. […]

MU3–Exposing Electronic Health Record as APIs using IBM APIC

Exposing patient health information as Application Program Interfaces (APIs) is one of the most critical components in Stage 3 of the EHR Incentive Programs and all providers will be required to comply with MU3 requirements by 2018. The APIs will ensure improved patient engagement by providing data access in application of patient’s choice instead of […]

DataPower Playground for Gateway Script

XSLT is not the ONLY transformation language supported by DataPower. Starting with the firmware version 7.0.0.0, DataPower supports a new transformation technology – Gateway Script, to handle all sorts (API, B2B, Web, Mobile, SOA) of traffic effectively. For more information, please review the documentation. IBM provides an interactive website that lets you write Gateway Script code and execute on […]

Improved Customer Experience – Where the Rubber Meets the Road

One of the nation’s largest marketer of tires for auto replacements, required a secure, scalable and flexible user friendly point-of-sale application. Perficient partnered with them to implement a new system for sales associates, which provides a faster way to access enterprise data and ultimately provide better customer service. In order to accommodate increasing workloads, the SOA-based solution […]

4 Steps to Enable TLS protocols in Soap UI

This post focuses on upgrading the Crypto profile objects configuration (keep TLS and disable rest) on DataPower. If you face any issues in establishing the TLS connectivity from Soap UI, follow these steps to fix the issue: Step – 1:  Navigate to C:\Program Files\SmartBear\SoapUI-5.2.1\bin folder. Step – 2 : Edit SoapUI-5.2.1.vmoptions file with any text […]

4 steps to fix “MQRC 2393- SSL Initialization Error” on DataPower

This issue mainly occurs when DataPower MQ client tries to establish a SSL(2-way) connection with MQ server. Here is the solution to fix this issue. Step – 1 :  Ensure that correct certs have been configured in keystore of MQ queue manager object on MQ server. Step – 2 :  Ensure that correct certs have […]

Token-based authentication: Part 2 – JWT with DP firmware 7.2.0.1

In my previous article, I covered JSON Web Token and how to issue and validate it on data power firmware v 7.2.0.0 using custom gateway scripts. In this article, I will cover the issuance and validation of JWT with AAA action on data power firmware v 7.2.0.1. No need to write the code. Leverage the […]

Token-Based Authentication: Part 1- JWT with DP Firmware 7.2.0.0

This tutorial series explains how to issue and validate different types of tokens such as JWT(JSON Web Token) , SAML HoK(Holder-of key) using IBM DataPower gateway. In this article, you learn about the issuance and validation of JWT with firmware v 7.2.0.0. In Part-2, you will learn to issue and validate the JWT with firmware […]

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