October 31, 2024

To:         Layer7 API Security Customers

From:     The Broadcom Layer7 API Security Product Team

Subject:  General Availability Announcement for Layer7 API Developer Portal 5.3.1

The Layer7 product group of Broadcom's IMS division is pleased to announce that the Layer7 API Developer Portal 5.3.1 is now available. This release provides key enhancements based on customer feedback and user experience improvements. 

Congratulations to the team for reaching this important milestone and for continuing to deliver value to our customers.

Here are the highlights of this Layer7 API Developer Portal release:

• API Products is now General Availability - API Products is now available to all customers and includes the ability to provide product level documentation with visibility to all user roles.
• Policy Template Management with Graphman Bundles is now General Availability - All customers may now use Graphman to generate policy templates and manage the templates from the portal.
• Policy Template Category Enhancements - The ability to view all APIs using a policy template category can now be achieved via the new “APIs” tab of a policy template categories.
• Support for External OAuth Providers for Credential Management - API keys may now be configured to understand that the credentials are managed by an external provider.
• Upgrade Enhancements to Preserve Customizations - A framework for customizations has been added to allow customizations to be preserved during upgrades when made within the context of the provided framework.
• Inactive User Management - The ability to monitor user activity and set thresholds for detecting inactive users is now provided to increase security by removing stale accounts.
• New API Explorer for PAPI Endpoints - The API Explorer capability for Portal APIs (PAPI) has been relocated to align with the interactive documentation experience for all APIs published on the portal.
• API URI Enhancements - More flexibility has been added to allow the backend API URI location to be modified. The use of a wildcard at the end of the URI is now optional and conflict resolution checking has been introduced to provide more robust URI validation.
• New Cluster Wide Property for API Sync Control - Gateway published API sync may not be configured independently of the portal published API sync.

End of Support Notice

The following capabilities are now considered deprecated and subject to removal in the next release of the API Developer Portal.

• OData Portal API (PAPI) Endpoints - All OData-based Portal API (PAPI) endpoints are now considered to be deprecated. Please see the product documentation for more details.
• API Plans and API Groups - Both API Plans and API Groups are considered to be deprecated in favor of API Products. While these will not be removed immediately, it is important to evaluate your use of API Plans and API Groups and work with Broadcom to identify any blockers that may prevent the migration to API Products.
• PSSG - PSSG is no longer supported as of the Portal 5.3.1 release.

For a complete list of enhancements, changes and deprecated capabilities, please see the release notes, deprecated features, and product documentation for more information.

NOTE: The Broadcom private repository for Helm images will be updated with the release artifacts soon. Once available, the ability to get an access token will be enabled on the Broadcom Support download site

You can download your copy of the Layer7 API Developer Portal 5.3.1 from Broadcom Support Online https://support.broadcom.com/. If you have any questions or require assistance please contact Broadcom Customer Care online at https://www.broadcom.com/support/software/contact where you can submit an online request using the Customer Care web form: https://ca-broadcom.wolkenservicedesk.com/web-form?_ga=2.205828371.1432263889.1590607313-713014253.1588711301 .  You can also call Broadcom Customer Care at +1-800-225-5224 in North America or see https://www.broadcom.com/support/software/contact for the local number in your country. 

Should you need any assistance, our Broadcom Services experts can help.  For more information on Broadcom Services and how you can leverage our experience, please visit https://www.broadcom.com/support/ca/services-support/ca-services.

Your success is very important to us, and we look forward to continuing our successful partnership with you.

To review Broadcom Support lifecycle policies, please review the Broadcom Support Policy and Terms located at: https://support.broadcom.com/.  

Thank you again for your business.