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

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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Creating PGP Keys

You can use any OpenPGP-compliant software to generate Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) keys. The key that you generate must be an RSA key. These free OpenPGP solutions are available:

Visa Acceptance Solutions recommends that you follow these guidelines:

Make the key at least 2048 bits long.

Store the private key in an encrypted format to protect it from unauthorized use.

Back up the private key in case of disaster.

Place the backup of the private key on removable media, and lock it in secure storage.

Visa Acceptance Solutions does not receive a copy of your private key and cannot decrypt files that are encrypted with your public key. After you create a public/private key pair, add the public key to the Business Center as described in the next section.

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