IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I) relies on IBM Common Services for authentication, licensing, and other foundational functionalities. The License Service API is a key component that enables the monitoring and reporting of software license usage across the cluster.
Authentication to the License Service APITo authenticate to the IBM License Service APIs, a token is required, which is stored in the ibm-licensing-token secret within the ibm-common-services namespace (where IBM Common Services are installed).
When Cloud Pak for Integration (installed in the cp4i namespace) needs to interact with the License Service API, it retrieves the authentication token from this secret in the ibm-common-services namespace.
The ibm-licensing-token secret is automatically created in the ibm-common-services namespace when the IBM License Service is deployed.
This token is required for authentication when querying licensing information via the License Service API.
Since IBM Common Services are installed in ibm-common-services, and the licensing service is part of these foundational services, authentication tokens are stored in this namespace rather than the cp4i namespace.
Why is Option D Correct?
Analysis of Other Options:Option
Correct/Incorrect
Reason
A. A token available in ibm-licensing-token secret in the cp4i namespace.
❌ Incorrect
The licensing token is stored in the ibm-common-services namespace, not in cp4i.
B. A password available in platform-auth-idp-credentials in the ibm-common-services namespace.
❌ Incorrect
This secret is related to authentication for the IBM Identity Provider (OIDC) and is not used for licensing authentication.
C. A password available in ibm-entitlement-key in the cp4i namespace.
❌ Incorrect
The ibm-entitlement-key is used for accessing IBM Container Registry to pull images, not for licensing authentication.
D. A token available in ibm-licensing-token secret in the ibm-common-services namespace.
✅ Correct
This is the correct secret that contains the required token for authentication to the License Service API.
IBM Documentation: IBM License Service Authentication and Tokens
IBM Knowledge Center: Managing License Service in OpenShift
IBM Redbooks: IBM Cloud Pak for Integration Deployment Guide
IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I) v2021.2 Administration References:
