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Merchant Account User: Create a Meta Key {#restgs-http-message-meta-key-accnt}
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This section describes how to create a meta key as a merchant account user in the `Business Center`.
IMPORTANT Only merchant account users can complete this task.  
IMPORTANT If you would like to create meta keys using the API, contact your support team for more information.  
Follow these steps to create a meta key for a shared secret key pair:

1. Log in to the `Business Center`:  
   [`https://businesscentertest.cybersource.com`](https://businesscentertest.cybersource.com/ebc2/ "")
2. On the left navigation panel, choose ![](/content/dam/documentation/cybs/en-us/common/images/ebc/ebc-icon-pymt-config.svg/jcr:content/renditions/original) **Payment Configuration \> Key Management**.  
   If you are using a portfolio account to create a meta key for one of your merchant accounts, you can switch to a merchant account by clicking **Switch merchant**.  
   ![](/content/dam/documentation/cybs/en-us/topics/payments-processing/payment-services/sec-keys/images/security-keys-keymgmt-switch-merchant.jpg/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.jpeg)  
   The Quick Merchant Switch page appears.  
   Choose the merchant account ID that you want to switch to, and click **Switch**.  
   ![](/content/dam/documentation/cybs/en-us/topics/payments-processing/payment-services/sec-keys/images/security-keys-keymgmt-merchant-switch.jpg/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.jpeg)
3. In the **Merchant ID** search filter, choose your merchant account ID.  
   If you logged in from a portfolio user account or the account (*_acct* ) level, verify that the merchant ID you choose does not contain *_acct* in the ID name.  
   ![](/content/dam/documentation/cybs/en-us/topics/payments-processing/payment-services/sec-keys/images/security-keys-keymgmt-merchant-field.jpg/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.jpeg)
4. Click **+ Generate key**.  
   ![](/content/dam/documentation/cybs/en-us/topics/payments-processing/payment-services/sec-keys/images/generate-key.png/jcr:content/renditions/original)  
   The Create Key page appears.
5. Choose **REST -- Shared Secret** and click **Generate key**.  
   ![](/content/dam/documentation/cybs/en-us/topics/payments-processing/payment-services/sec-keys/images/security-keys-keymgmt-create-key.png/jcr:content/renditions/original)  
   ![](/content/dam/documentation/cybs/en-us/topics/payments-processing/payment-services/sec-keys/images/security-keys-keymgmt-generate-key.png/jcr:content/renditions/original)  
   The Key options window appears.
6. Check the **Create as a Meta-Key** box and click **Continue**.  
   ![](/content/dam/documentation/cybs/en-us/topics/payments-processing/payment-services/sec-keys/images/meta1.jpg/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.jpeg)
7. Choose one of these options to assign the key:
   * To assign this key to all accounts in the current portfolio, choose **All current and future Merchant IDs** , click **Create key**, and continue to the Create Key page. All future merchant IDs will be automatically assigned this key. You are done and do not need to proceed with the following steps.
   * To assign this key to a specific merchant or group of merchants, choose **Custom Merchant ID selection** and then click **Create key**. This key is not automatically assigned to any future merchants. Proceed to the following steps.  
     ![](/content/dam/documentation/cybs/en-us/topics/payments-processing/payment-services/sec-keys/images/meta2.PNG/jcr:content/renditions/original)
8. Click **+ Add custom merchant ids**. The Add Custom Merchant IDs page appears.  
   By default, all merchant IDs are shown in the Merchant IDs table. To limit the list to a subset of merchant IDs, click **+ Add filter** , choose a search filter from the drop-down menu, and click **Search**.  
   ![](/content/dam/documentation/cybs/en-us/topics/payments-processing/payment-services/sec-keys/images/meta3.PNG/jcr:content/renditions/original)
9. Check one or more transacting MID account boxes, and click **Submit**.  
   The Key Generation page opens.
10. Click **Create key**.  
    Continue to the Create Key page to view your new key.  
    You can also generate a new key by clicking **+ Generate Key** again.

#### AFTER COMPLETING THE TASK

To test your shared secret key pair, see [Test Your Shared Secret Key Pair](/docs/cybs/en-us/platform/developer/all/rest/rest-getting-started/restgs-http-message-intro/restgs-security-key-pair-intro/restgs-security-key-pair-test-task.md "").  
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