Enabling the Card Present Connect Platform {#cp-enabling-task}
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Before you can use the Card Present Connect platform, you must enable it.  
Follow these steps to enable the Card Present Connect platform:

1. Set up a `Cybersource` merchant account. To get started, contact your sales engineer, alliance partner, or technical account manager.
2. Integrate the `Cybersource` APIs for use on the Card Present Connect platform.
3. Integrate your terminal's key management encryption and decryption with the Card Present Connect platform.
4. Complete message-level validation (MLV) and Level 3 (L3) device certification. To get started, contact your sales engineer, alliance partner, or technical account manager.