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Issuer Groups and Issuers

Configure a New Issuer Group (Optional)

System Management > Group Management

  • Check for an Issuer Group relevant to the client by looking under the Group Name column.

  • If the required Issuer Group exists, go to Configure an Issuer, otherwise click the New Issuer Group link

  • Enter the Issuer Group Name (e.g. Company Issuer Group)

  • You may skip the remaining fields or fill them, as appropriate

  • Click the Apply button.

Note

Cryptographic keys are created for the issuer signing certificate and CAVV validation.

Configure an Issuer

System Management > Issuer Management

  • Check for a relevant issuer by looking under the Issuer Name column or searching for it by Issuer Name

  • If the issuer exists, go to Section 4.3 - Request and Update Issuer License, otherwise click the New Issuer link

  • Enter the Issuer Name (e.g. Test Issuer, Test Bank)

  • Select the Issuer Group, if one was created in Section 4.1 - Configure a New Issuer Group, from the Parent group drop down list and tick the checkboxes for Use parent certificate, public and encryption keys and Use parent keys

  • You may skip the remaining fields or fill them, as appropriate

  • Click the Apply button.

Note

Cryptographic keys are created for encrypting the cardholder and transaction data of the specified issuer.

Request and Update Issuer License

ActiveAccess License

  • Contact GPayments and request a license key for the issuer created in Section 4.2 - Configure an Issuer

  • Copy the license key provided to you by GPayments to your clipboard.

System Management > Issuer Management

  • Find the issuer and click the Issuer Name

  • On the Issuer Details page, paste the copied License Key into the text box

  • Click the Apply button.

Note

If an error occurs, contact GPayments Tech Support.

Configure the BIN

System Management > Issuer Management

  • Find the issuer and click the Issuer Name

  • On the Issuer Details page, click the BIN Management link

  • On the BIN Management page, click the Add BIN link

  • On the Add BIN page, enter the BIN (e.g. 412345)

  • Ensure Status is set to Enabled

  • Select an option from the drop down list for Device over 3-D Secure, as appropriate

  • Click the Apply button.

Certificate Signing Requests

Configure Issuer Group Signing Certificates

Issuer Group Signing Certificates should be configured individually for each provider.

Security > Issuer Certificate

  • Click the Create Certificate Request link

  • On the Certificate Request page

    • Select the Issuer or Issuer Group from the drop down list

    • Select the required Provider from the drop down list

    • Fill the remaining fields as appropriate

    • Click the Apply button.

  • Certificate Signing Request (CSR) – Copy the contents of the CSR or click the Download button to save the CSR.

Sign the Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

  • Sign the Certificate Signing Request (CSR) using a Certificate Authority.

Install the Certificate Request

Security > Issuer Certificate

  • Click the Install Certificate link

  • Select the Issuer or Issuer Group from the drop down list

  • Select the required Provider from the drop down list (This must be the same as the provider selected for the Certificate Request in Section 5.1 - Configure Issuer Group Signing Certificates)

  • Click the Choose File button to locate and select the Signed Certificate file or click the Certificate content radio button and paste the Signed Certificate content

  • Click the Apply button

  • Ensure that it is completed successfully.