SOAP Toolkit Keys {#keys-soap}
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> WARNING
> Cybersource will no longer support SOAP toolkit keys by these dates:
>
> * **Test environment:** July 16, 2025
> * **Production environment:** August 13, 2025
>
> If you are integrating to the Simple Order API, you can use the compliant certificate-based *Simple Order key* . For more information, see [Simple Order API Keys](/docs/cybs/en-us/security-keys/user/all/ada/security-keys/keys-manage/keys-simple-order-intro.md "").  
> If your payment system currently uses the SOAP toolkit key, you can transition your payment system to use the certificate-based Simple Order API key. For more information about how to transition your payment system to use the compliant Simple Order API keys for authentication, see the [*P12 Authentication for SOAP Toolkit Key Users Migration Guide*](https://developer.cybersource.com/docs/cybs/en-us/so-p12/migration/all/so/so-p12/so-p12-intro.md ""). Your API requests to ` Cybersource ` will be rejected if you do not implement P12 authentication by the above dates.  
> SOAP toolkit keys are used to enable secure communication between the merchant and `Cybersource` when using the SOAP toolkit.  
> Key information:

* SOAP Toolkit keys expire after 3 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 SOAP Toolkit Key {#keys-soap-create}
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Follow these steps to create a SOAP Toolkit key:

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/new-documentation/documentation/en-us/common/images/ebc/ebc-icon-pymt-config.svg/jcr:content/renditions/original) **Payment Configuration \> Key Management**.{#keys-soap-create_d10e35}
3. Click **+ Generate Key**.  
   ![](/content/dam/new-documentation/documentation/en-us/topics/payments-processing/payment-services/sec-keys/images/generate-key.png/jcr:content/renditions/original)  
   The Create Key page appears.
4. Select **SOAP Toolkit** and click **Generate Key**.  
   ![](/content/dam/new-documentation/documentation/en-us/topics/payments-processing/payment-services/sec-keys/images/security-keys-soap-select.png/jcr:content/renditions/original)  
   ![](/content/dam/new-documentation/documentation/en-us/topics/platform/rest/getting-started/images/generate-key-bttn.png/jcr:content/renditions/original)  
   The Key Generation page appears.
5. To obtain the SOAP Toolkit Key, either:
   * Copy the generated key to your clipboard by clicking the ![](/content/dam/new-documentation/documentation/en-us/common/images/ebc/ebc-bttn-copy.svg/jcr:content/renditions/original) clipboard button.
   * Download the generated key to your desktop by clicking **Download key** ![](/content/dam/new-documentation/documentation/en-us/common/images/ebc/ebc-bttn-download.svg/jcr:content/renditions/original) .  
     ![](/content/dam/new-documentation/documentation/en-us/topics/payments-processing/payment-services/sec-keys/images/sotoolkit-generate-key.png/jcr:content/renditions/original)