Secure Acceptance Key

Secure Acceptance API keys are used to enable secure communication between you, the merchant, and
Cybersource
 when using the Secure Acceptance features and APIs.
Key information:
  • Secure Acceptance keys expire after 2 years.
  • Security keys can be used to make any request, including payments. Treat your security keys as you would any secure password.
  • You must use separate keys for the test and production environments.

Creating a Secure Acceptance Key

Follow these steps to create a Secure Acceptance key:
  1. Log in to the
    Business Center
    .
  2. On the left navigation panel, choose
    Payment Configuration > Key Management
    .
  3. Click
    + Generate Key
    .
    The Create Key page appears.
  4. Select
    Secure Acceptance
     and click
    Generate Key
    .
    The Key Generation page appears.
  5. Enter the required information in these fields:
    • Key Name: enter a name for this key.
    • Signature Version: select
      1
       from the drop-down menu.
    • Signature Method: select
      HMAC-SHA256
       from the drop-down menu.
    • Security Profile: select a security profile from the drop-down menu.
  6. Click
    Generate Key
     when done.
    The Key Generation page appears.
  7. To obtain the access key and secret key, either:
    • Copy the keys to your clipboard by clicking the copy button.
    • Download a text file containing both keys by clicking
      Download key
       .