Connect Akamai to Black Cat SSPM
Connect your Akamai contract so Black Cat can review administrator accounts, delivery property configuration, web application firewall settings and DNS zones.
≈ 15 min · audit access · no write-capable permission
What Black Cat reads, and why
| Permission | What it lets Black Cat do | Status |
|---|---|---|
Identity Management: User Admin (READ) | Lets Black Cat list Akamai administrators, their group access, multi-factor status and credential expiry dates. | Required |
Property Manager (READ) | Lets Black Cat review delivery property settings such as TLS on the origin, HSTS and caching behaviour. | Required |
Application Security (READ) | Lets Black Cat review web application firewall policies, bot management and rate controls. | Required |
DNS (READ) | Lets Black Cat review your DNS zones, including whether DNSSEC and TSIG are enabled. | Optional |
What you'll need
- Control Center host Required — The hostname issued with the read-only Akamai credentials you create for Black Cat.
- Akamai client token Required — Part of the read-only credential set you create in the Akamai Control Center.
- Akamai client secret Required — Issued alongside the client token when you create the read-only credentials.
- Akamai access token Required — The third value issued with your read-only Akamai credentials.
- Contract identifier — Optional — the Akamai contract to limit the review to, shown in the Control Center.
- Group identifier — Optional — the Akamai group to limit the review to, shown next to the contract in the Control Center.