Question on /ssg/webadmin and how to disable

Products

• CA API Gateway

Issue/Introduction

ssg/webadmin: if this service is disabled on port 8443, what is the impact?

How to disable this service from Policy Manager?

 

 

Environment

Release : 10.0

Component :

Cause

This is the older “Start the Policy Manager from the Browser Client” this has been discontinued in Gateway 9.4 Cr3 and above

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/layer7-api-management/api-gateway/9-4/release-notes-9-4/resolved-issues.html#concept.dita_bd083e022acc2d23c48d7b72fdad6bdad15da412_IssuesResolvedinVersion94

Resolution

No impact to disable 

How to disable - must connect to policy manager on a listening port that you are not correctly using 

To disabled for 8443 

Connect Policy Manager sm611841-gw-10-1.lvn.broadcom.net:9443

To disabled for 9443 

Connect Policy Manager sm611841-gw-10-1.lvn.broadcom.net:8443

From Policy Manager:

Task -> Transport -> Manage Listening Ports -> Select the portans and Properties 

“Basic Settings” TAB - Right side “Enabled Feature” uncheck “Browser-based administration” sub category under “Policy Manager access”