API Overview

Creating and Using Security Keys User Guide
- Recent Revisions to This Document
- VISA Platform Connect: Specifications and Conditions for Resellers/Partners

Introduction to Creating and Using Security Keys

Create a Security Key
- Message-Level Encryption Keys
- PGP Keys
  - Creating PGP Keys
  - Adding PGP Keys to Your Account
  - Granting User Permissions
- REST API Keys
  - Create a P12 Certificate
  - Submit a Certificate Signing Request
  - Create a Shared Secret Key Pair
- Secure Acceptance Keys
- Simple Order API Keys
- SOAP Toolkit Keys

Manage a Security Key
- Deactivate a Key
- Delete a Key
- Search for Keys Using Filters

Meta Key Creation and Management
- Create a Meta Key as a Portfolio User
- Create a Meta Key as a Merchant Account User
- Assign a Meta Key to All Merchants
- Assign a Meta Key to Select Merchants
- Remove a Meta Key from all Merchants
- Remove a Meta Key from Select Merchants
- Convert a Meta Key or Non-Meta Key
- Delete a Meta Key
- Regenerate a Meta Key

Meta Keys in API Requests
- REST API Payment Request with a Meta Key
- Simple Order API Payment Request Using a Meta Key
- SOAP Payment Request Using a Meta Key
- SCMP API Payment Request using a Meta Key

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Granting User Permissions

A user account requires certain permissions in order to work with PGP keys and the Account Updater request files and reports. Follow these steps to grant user permissions:

Log in to the Business Center.

On the left navigation panel, navigate to

Account Management > Roles
.

Choose the role that needs to work with PGP keys and click the

edit button.

The Edit User Role page appears.

Choose from these permissions:

Under Credit Card Account Updater Permissions, choose View Status
.

This option enables the user to view the status of uploaded Account Updater request files and NOC reports.

Under Merchant Settings Permissions, choose PGP Security Settings
.

This option gives the user permission to upload, activate, and deactivate encryption keys.

Under Reporting Permissions, choose Report Download
.

This option gives the user permission to download Account Updater response files and NOC reports.

Click Save
when done.

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