An updated version of this course is available. For more information, click JWS and JWE Support in IBM DataPower V7.2 (WE712G).

This course is also available as self-paced virtual (e-learning) course Accelerate, Secure and Integrate with IBM DataPower V7.1 (ZE711G). This option does not require any travel.

This course teaches you the fundamental skills that are required to configure, implement, and troubleshoot services that are developed on the IBM DataPower Gateway (IDG) appliances with firmware version 7.1.x. The concepts in this course are also beneficial to system administrators of the DataPower appliance, although there is a separate course for administrators.

The DataPower Gateway Appliances allow an enterprise to simplify, accelerate, and enhance the security capabilities of its XML and web services deployments, and extend the capabilities of its service-oriented architecture (SOA) infrastructure. The appliances also extend these capabilities into the JSON, REST, and Mobile application areas.

Through a combination of instructor-led lectures and hands-on lab exercises, you learn how to implement the key use cases for the DataPower appliances. These include web service virtualization, web services security, integrating with IBM MQ, Mobile and REST support, integrating with OAuth 2.0, and authentication, authorization, and auditing (AAA). You also learn how to use various problem determination tools such as logs, monitors, and probes, and techniques for testing DataPower services and handling errors.

Hands-on exercises give you experience working directly with a DataPower Gateway appliance. The exercises focus on skills such as creating multi-protocol gateways and web service proxies, working with encryption and cryptographic objects, configuring service level monitoring, troubleshooting services, and handling errors.

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• Describe how DataPower appliances are configured
• Create a web service proxy to virtualize web service applications
• Implement web services security
• Create and configure cryptographic objects
• Configure Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to and from DataPower appliances
• Configure a multi-protocol gateway (MPGW) to handle multiple protocols from a single service
• Configure a service level monitoring (SLM) policy to control message traffic
• Configure support for IBM MQ
• Use logs and probes to troubleshoot services
• Configure the DataPower resources that are needed to support OAuth 2.0
• Use patterns to define and deploy new services
• Use DataPower resources and options to support REST and JSON-based services
• Configure message transformation and routing by using style sheets (XSL) and GatewayScripts
• Handle errors in service policies

This basic course is designed for integration developers who configure service policies on IBM DataPower Gateway appliances.

You should have successfully completed the following courses:

• Technical Introduction to IBM WebSphere DataPower Gateway Appliances V7 (VW700G - no longer available)
• What’s New in IBM DataPower Version 7.1 (VW710G)

You should also be familiar with:

• Security-based concepts and protocols
• XML-related technologies such as XML schema, XPath, and XSLT
• JavaScript programming
• Web service fundamentals and the web services security specifications
• REST-based services

• Course introduction
• Quick introduction to developing on DataPower
• Exercise: First exposure to the DataPower developer environment
• Services overview
• Structure of a service
• Exercise: Creating a BookingService gateway
• Multi-protocol gateway service
• Problem determination tools
• Exercise: Enhancing the BookingService gateway
• Handling errors in a service policy
• Exercise: Adding error handling to a service policy
• DataPower cryptographic tools and SSL setup
• Exercise: Creating cryptographic objects and configuring SSL
• XML and web services security overview
• Exercise: Web service encryption and digital signatures
• Authentication, authorization, and auditing (AAA)
• Exercise: Web services authentication and authorization
• REST and JSON support for Web 2.0 and mobile applications
• Exercise: Using DataPower to implement REST services
• OAuth overview and DataPower implementation
• Exercise: Defining a three-legged OAuth scenario that uses DataPower services
• DataPower caching
• Exercise: Configuring a response cache
• Integrating with IBM MQ
• Exercise: Configuring a multi-protocol gateway service with IBM MQ
• Web service proxy service
• Exercise: Configuring a web service proxy
• Service level monitoring
• Exercise: Implementing a service level monitor in a web service proxy
• Patterns for service configuration
• Exercise: Using a DataPower pattern with the Blueprint console
• Course summary

Prior to enrolling, IBM Employees must follow their Division/Department processes to obtain approval to attend this public training class. Failure to follow Division/Department approval processes may result in the IBM Employee being personally responsible for the class charges.

GBS practitioners that use the EViTA system for requesting external training should use that same process for this course. Go to the EViTA site to start this process: http://w3.ibm.com/services/gbs/evita/BCSVTEnrl.nsf

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