IICS Certification API Management in IICS 2

Question 1

In IICS API Center, what is an 'API Consumer'?

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An application, developer, or system that subscribes to and calls a published API

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An internal IICS user who designs APIs

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A Secure Agent that routes API traffic

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An Informatica-managed gateway server

Question 2

What is an 'OAuth 2.0' policy in IICS API Center used for?

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Securing API access using OAuth 2.0 token-based authentication and authorization

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Encrypting the API response payload

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Limiting the number of API calls per minute

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Transforming API request payloads automatically

Question 3

What does the 'Developer Portal' in IICS API Center provide to API consumers?

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A self-service portal where developers can discover APIs, view documentation, and obtain access credentials

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A GUI for designing Application Integration processes

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A monitoring dashboard for Secure Agent health

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A code repository for storing IICS assets

Question 4

In IICS API Management, what is 'API Analytics' used for?

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Tracking API usage metrics such as call volume, latency, error rates, and consumer activity

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Profiling source data quality before ingestion

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Analyzing ETL job performance and row throughput

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Auditing user login activity across the platform

Question 5

What is the purpose of a 'CORS policy' applied to an API in IICS API Center?

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Controlling which browser origins are allowed to make cross-origin API requests

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Compressing API responses to reduce bandwidth

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Routing API requests to different backend processes based on URL

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Caching API responses to reduce backend load

Question 6

In IICS, what does 'API lifecycle management' encompass?

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The end-to-end process of designing, publishing, versioning, deprecating, and retiring APIs

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Managing ETL job run lifecycles from start to finish

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Controlling the lifecycle of Secure Agent updates

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Managing the deployment lifecycle of IICS itself