Creating a Message-Level Encryption Key {#keys-mle-create}
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Follow these steps to create a message-level encryption 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-mle-create_d29e35}
3. Click **+ Generate Key**.  
   The Create Key page appears.
4. Select **Message-Level Encryption** and click **Generate Key**.  
   ![](/content/dam/new-documentation/documentation/en-us/topics/payments-processing/payment-services/sec-keys/images/security-keys-mle.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)
5. Enter the public key value into the text field, and click **Create Key**.  
   ![](/content/dam/new-documentation/documentation/en-us/topics/payments-processing/payment-services/sec-keys/images/security-keys-mle-value.png/jcr:content/renditions/original)