HFB

Het Factilitair Bedrijf

HFB – Het Facilitair Bedrijf – is the internal services provider of the Flemish Government (Vlaamse Overheid, VO). HFB provides a wide range of services, including IT platforms and IT management.

Within HFB, an architectural competence center is active around topics such as security, identity and access management, networking, directory services, cloud platforms, packaged applications and application integration.

HFB

Government

In context of the digital strategy of the Flemish Government, HFB has implemented an API Management platform.

API management

API Management

In context of the digital strategy of the Flemish Government, HFB has implemented an API Management platform. Based on Apigee, a well known API Management solution from Google.

i8c was withheld to take up a role as Architect and Product Owner at HFB around this API Management initiative, providing a senior Integration architect.

Technical Context

REST API’s
JSON message definitions
API Security: OAuth2 and OpenID Connect
SAML integration and SAML SSO
API Monitoring
Apigee best practices

Integration Architecture

During the course of the mission, i8c addressed lots of integration related questions and challenges:

Integration of the API Management platform with internal Identity Provider
Architectural involvement in specific, API management related projects, e.g. myHealthViewer to expose medical data
Define roadmap for API security improvements
Support internal customers with the usage of Apigee
Expose Apigee’s Management API
Support the continuous evolution of the platform regarding upgrades and SLA
Write best practices and sample code
Support internal customers during their selection phases, internal pre-sales
Guide the introduction of a 2nd SAAS version of the platform