userMgmtForApiKey

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Overview


This page shows step-by-step on how to add security to REST API executions by using a user API-Key.


The steps are:

  • Run IxLoad setup to enable authentication on IxLoadGateway
  • Download and Install User Management Server OVA
  • Download and Install User Management Agent

Step 1: Enable Authentication For IxLoadGateway in IxLoad Setup (For IxLoad in Windows)


To enable authentication for IxLoadGateway in Windows

If you want to enable authentication during the IxLoad application installation, skip snapshot 1 and 2. Select "custom" during the installation process and following the rest of the steps.

If you want to enable authentication after an IxLoad installation, follow all the steps.



Go to c:\Program Files (x86)\IxiaInstallCache\IxLoad\<version> and double click setup.exe











Enable Authentication on IxLoadGateway





Step 2: Download User Mgmt Server and User Mgmt Agent


From the Ixia software website

Download User Management Sever OVA

If you are using IxLoad Gateway in Windows, download "User Management Agent" also. This is an .exe Windows installation that needs to be installed in the same Windows PC running IxLoad

If you are using IxLoad Gateway on Linux, you don't need to download/install the User Management Agent. The agent comes integrated in the Linux.





Step 3: Install and configure User Management Server


  • Import the User Management Server OVA in a VMware hypervisor
  • Power up the User Management Server OVA
  • On a web browser, enter the DHCP IP address using HTTPS: https://
  • Log in as admin/admin
  • Add New User




LOGOUT and log back in as the new user





Copy the API-Key




Step 4: Install and configure User Mgmt Agent

This step is only if you're using IxLoadGateway on Windows

For IxLoadGateway on Linux, follow the next step


  • Execute the User Mgmt agent .exe file
  • Enter the User Mgmt Server IP address




To enable the User Mgmt Agent on Linux IxLoadGateway

  • On the Linux IxLoadGateway VM, log in as ixload/ixia123




API-Key Usage

Add the API-Key in the REST API headers: {"content-type": "application/json", "X-Api-Key": "aGdlZXxucEVMNWtjSFhzYUhsUm55ajZRMzdnY3d5dFU9"}