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.visaacceptance.com`](https://businesscentertest.visaacceptance.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**.  
   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)