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Use Case 4: Non-Organization-Owned API Exposed to a Non-Organization-Owned API Consumer

Use case four has one pattern that supports the scenario in which a non-organization API is exposed to a non-organization API consumer.

Pattern 9: Non-Organization External API exposed to a Non-Organization External Consumer

In pattern nine, Flex Gateway acts as an intermediary between two external entities; for example, when an external customer consumes a travel information service offered by an external airline.

Flex Gateway acts as an intermediary between an external application and external API

The following diagram shows the physical implementation of a scenario in which a non-organization external API is exposed to a non-organization external consumer on Kubernetes. The diagram assumes that the firewall terminates the incoming external mTLS connection.

A detailed view of pattern nine, which contains the necessary services to support Flex Gateway