---
title: Securing PingIntelligence ASE APIs
description: The primary and secondary API Security Enforcer (ASE) APIs added in the Akana API Gateway should be secured from unauthorized access of external clients.
component: pingintelligence
version: 5.2
page_id: pingintelligence:pingintelligence_integrations:pingintelligence_akana_secure_api
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingintelligence/5.2/pingintelligence_integrations/pingintelligence_akana_secure_api.html
revdate: April 3, 2024
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
  result: Result:
---

# Securing PingIntelligence ASE APIs

The primary and secondary API Security Enforcer (ASE) APIs added in the Akana API Gateway should be secured from unauthorized access of external clients.

## About this task

To ensure the Akana API Gateway is secure, you must secure the ASE APIs using the API Consumer Application Security operational policy. The policy allows control on the clients attempting to access the ASE APIs.

To add the API Consumer Application Security operational policy to ASE APIs:

## Steps

1. Sign on to **Akana Policy Manager**, navigate to the **Tenant**, and select the **ASE API**.

2. Click **[icon: plus, set=fa]**to expand and select **Policies**. Click **Operational Policies** and then click **Add Policy** on the bottom-right.

   ![A screenshot of the Add Policy button on the Policies Summary page in Akana Policy Manager.](../_images/wwf1583224289327.png)

3. In the **Add Policy** wizard, select **API Consumer Application Security Policy** from the **Add Policy** drop-down list.

   ![A screenshot of the Select Policy Creation Option page in Akana Policy Manager.](../_images/txd1583225107735.png)

4. Enter a **Policy Name**, click **Next**, and then click **Finish** to save the policy.

   ![A screenshot of the Policy Details page in Akana Policy Manager.](../_images/sev1583225179017.png)

   ### Result:

   The policy displays under **Policies** in the ASE API.

5. Click the policy. Click**Modify** under the **API Consumer Application Security Policy** section.

   ![A screenshot of the policy API Consumer Application Security Policy section](../_images/ruk1583226264618.png)

6. Click **Apply** on the **Modify API Consumer Application Security Policy** page without making any changes.

   ![A screenshot of the Modify API Consumer Application Security Policy page.](../_images/zfc1583226736868.png)

7. Next, click **Activate Policy**.

   ![A screenshot of the policy details page.](../_images/rcr1583227078572.png)

8. Select the ASE API and click **Manage** in the **Policy Attachments** section.

   ![A screenshot of the Policy Attachments section.](../_images/tdg1583227278572.png)

9. To attach the policy to ASE API, click **Attach** on the **Manage Operational Policy Attachments for Organization** page.

   ![A screenshot of the Manage Operational Policy Attachments for Organization page.](../_images/oqr1583229228095.png)

10. In the **Attach Organization Policies** window, select the policy added from the **Policies** window, and select the check box. For the policy click **Apply**.

    ![A screenshot of the Attach Organization Policies page.](../_images/knm1583228595137.png)

11. Click **Close**.

12. To add the policy to a secondary ASE API, repeat steps 1-11.