Which statement best describes the relationship between API Gateway and API Manager?

Which statement best describes the relationship between API Gateway and API Manager?

• A. API Gateway is used to enforce policies defined by API Manager.
• B. API Manager enforces policies defined by API Gateway.
• C. API Gateway and API Manager operate independently with no policy hand-off.
• D. API Gateway defines SLA tiers within API Manager.

Answer: (A)

The relationship being tested is that policy definitions originate in API Manager and the API Gateway enforces them at runtime. API Manager acts as the central place to design and govern policies—like security, rate limits, quotas, and transformations—and then pushes those policies to the gateway. The gateway serves as the enforcement point at the edge, applying those policies to every incoming request as it passes through. This separation lets you manage policy decisions in one place while reliably enforcing them in real time at the gateway. The other statements don’t fit because the manager isn’t the runtime enforcer, and the enforcement relies on the policy hand-off from manager to gateway rather than operating independently.

The relationship being tested is that policy definitions originate in API Manager and the API Gateway enforces them at runtime. API Manager acts as the central place to design and govern policies—like security, rate limits, quotas, and transformations—and then pushes those policies to the gateway. The gateway serves as the enforcement point at the edge, applying those policies to every incoming request as it passes through. This separation lets you manage policy decisions in one place while reliably enforcing them in real time at the gateway. The other statements don’t fit because the manager isn’t the runtime enforcer, and the enforcement relies on the policy hand-off from manager to gateway rather than operating independently.