API Connect has four core components.

  • API Manager
  • API Gateway (DataPower)
  • Developer Portal
  • Analytics

For information on each component please read my API Connect Deployment WhitePaper (https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/30YERA2R)[https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/30YERA2R]

The table below describes which components communicate and how the communiation is secured.

From To   Mutual TLS (SSL) Single TLS (SSL) Oauth  
API Manager Analytics   Y      
API Manager API Gateway (DataPower)   Configurable      
API Manager Portal   Y      
API Gateway (DataPower) API Manager     Y Y  
API Gateway (DataPower) Analytics   Y      
Developer Portal API Manager     Y Y  

Inside each component the communication is secured with with mtls.