Predefined Policies for API Management

API management policies are predefined, design-time or change-time policies that CentraSite uses to perform internal requests (for example, registering the consumers for an API) and governance functions (for example, ensuring the validity of policies). By default, the API management policies are not displayed by CentraSite Control; however you can view them by enabling the Show Predefined Policies option in the Design/Change-Time Policy page.

If you have the Manage System-Wide Design/Change-Time Policies permission, you have the ability to edit, delete and deactivate CentraSite's predefined API management policies. However, you should not do this. These policies perform critical functions within the registry and must not be deleted, or deactivated except under the direction of a technical representative from Software AG.

Policy	Description
Global New User Account Policy	Registers a user as user of any existing or new organization.
New User Account Policy	Registers a user as user of the specified organization.

Policy	Description
Global Consumer Onboarding Policy	Registers a user as consumer of any existing or new organization.
Consumer Onboarding Policy	Registers a user as consumer of the specified organization.

Policy	Description
API Key Generation Policy	Generates an API key to authorize access and usage of the API.
API Key Renewal Policy	Extends the validity of an expired API key.
API Key Revocation Policy	Revokes an API key to suspend access and usage of the API.

Policy	Description
OAuth2 Client Generation Policy	Generates an OAuth2 access token to authorize access and usage of the API.
OAuth2 Client Revocation Policy	Revokes an OAuth2 access token to suspend access and usage of the API.

Policy	Description
Publish to API-Portal Policy	Creates metadata for a new API and updates metadata for an existing API in the API-Portal repository.
Unpublish from API-Portal Policy	Removes the metadata for an existing API metadata from the API-Portal repository.

Note:

To use the email options provided by these policies, CentraSite must have a connection to an SMTP email server. For instructions on how to configure CentraSite's connection to an email server, see the CentraSite Administrator’s Guide.