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SOAP Toolkit Keys

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.
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
. 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

Follow these steps to create a SOAP Toolkit key:
  1. Log in to the
    Business Center
    :
  2. On the left navigation panel, choose
    Payment Configuration > Key Management
    .
  3. Click
    + Generate Key
    .
    The Create Key page appears.
  4. Select
    SOAP Toolkit
     and click
    Generate Key
    .
    The Key Generation page appears.
  5. To obtain the SOAP Toolkit Key, either:
    • Copy the generated key to your clipboard by clicking the clipboard button.
    • Download the generated key to your desktop by clicking
      Download key
       .
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