Product Components
Smart API Manager includes multiple components that, together, control access to Smart APIs:
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Management API - The Smart API that manages creating, editing, and deleting Smart API Manager data.
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Management Database - The database that stores Smart API Manager data. You can use the included Microsoft SQL Server Express with LocalDB or your own installation of one of the supported databases.
We include SQL Server Express with LocalDB to make first-time set up and configuration
easier, especially for developers, Quality Assurance, and User Acceptance Testing
environments. However, for production environments we strongly recommend that you use one of the other supported enterprise databases instead. For more information, see Smart API Manager database.
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Smart API Manager - The web application you use to register Smart APIs, Smart Clients, groups, and users. Smart API Manager uses the Management API to create, edit, and delete data in the Management Database.
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Configuration Utility - A wizard application used to create and configure the Management Database as well as configure IIS, security, and other system settings required to run Smart API Manager.
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Security Token Service - A software component that issues access tokens for authenticated users. Access tokens are required to call Smart APIs.
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Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA) Service - An optional service that supports user authentication using IWA.
Bundled Third Party Components
Smart API Manager includes multiple third-party components to help make sure your server is capable of supporting Smart API Manager, as follows.
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Microsoft SQL Server Express with the LocalDB option, version 2019
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Visual C++ runtime, versions 2015 - 2019