Can external consumer keys be used to access api products in Apigee ?

[venkataraghavan]

There's a documented process for setting a custom key for api products in Apigee Edge :

Can the same be used to set an 'externally generated key" ?

Use case:

An implementation has an authentication service that provides consumer keys. These consumer keys need to be used and need to be routed through Apigee to the Authentication service.

[#2]

Why do you need a external consumer key? You typically use an external access token. Can you please elaborate the usecase.

[venkataraghavan]

I have requested the usecase, this is a request from a customer. I presume that could be some specific key (generated in an external system) that could be a part of their legacy systems that they want to use for their developer apps too.

I am awaiting details.

[DChiesa · Accepted solution]

@Venkataraghavan - you asked:

> Can the same be used to set an 'externally generated key" ?

Yes, absolutely, You can import external keys into Apigee Edge, regardless of how or where they were generated.