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VISA Platform Connect: Specifications and Conditions for Resellers/Partners

Introduction to REST
- Secure Communication Requirements
- REST Set-Up Workflow

Signing Up for a Sandbox Account

Obtaining a PKCS12 Certificate
- Creating a PKCS12 File
- Testing the Shared Secret Key Pair
- Extracting the Private Key from the PKCS12 Certificate

Obtaining a Shared Secret Key Pair
- Creating a Shared Secret Key Pair
- Testing the Shared Secret Key Pair

Constructing Messages Using JSON Web Tokens
- Elements of a JSON Web Token Message
- Generating a Hash of the Message Body
- Generating a Hash of the Claim Set
- Generating a Hash of the Token Header
- Generating a Token Signature
- Generating a JSON Web Token

Constructing Messages Using HTTP Signature Security
- Elements of an HTTP Message
- Generating a Hash of the Message Body
- Generating the Signature Hash
- Updating Header Fields

Enabling Message-Level Encryption
- Message-Level Encryption Using JSON Web Tokens
- Message-Level Encryption Using HTTP Signature Authentication

Going Live
- Creating a Merchant ID
- Activating your Merchant ID

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Going Live

When you are ready to process payments in a live environment, you must transition your account to a live status with a valid configuration for your chosen payment processor. Once live, your transaction data flows through the production Cybersource gateway, to your processor, and on to the appropriate payment network.

To transition your account:

Sign up for a merchant account.

to establish a contract with Cybersource that enables you to process real transactions and receive support.

Submit a merchant ID (MID) activation request.

It may take up to three business days to complete a MID activation request.