Understanding user-defined policy types
Before we dive into the configuration of user-defined policies, it is important to understand the different types available, as they are quite different in their use cases, configuration, and implementation. There are two different types of UDPs that you can create, which will provide a level of customization that should satisfy most, if not all, of your requirements when the built-in policies just won't do the trick:
- Catalog scoped user-defined policies: This UDP is defined at the Catalog level and is only available to APIs within that Catalog. Only built-in APIC policies can be used within this type of policy.
- Global scoped user-defined policies: Once created, this type of UDP is available for use within all Catalogs and Provider Organizations. This type of UDP can also incorporate DataPower functionality.
Throughout this chapter, we will discuss these two types of UDPs along with each of their particular use case,...