'apitest.cybersource.com new key failure

All new keys created in https://ebc2test.cybersource.com/ebc2/ result in failure response:

{ "response": { "rmsg": "Authentication Failed" } }

Reproduction Steps:

  1. Create new Cybersource Test Account here: https://developer.cybersource.com/api/developer-guides/dita-gettingstarted/registration.html
  2. Receive email & set up user
  3. Generate new REST API Shared Secret Key
  4. Attempt to use key here: https://developer.cybersource.com/api-reference-assets/index.html#payments_payments_process-a-payment

Key Generation (note - this is a merchant id based off todays date) Cybersource Key Generation

And a request failing Failed Request



Solution 1:[1]

Make sure the Merchant ID is correct

you can get the Merchant ID from the EBC Dashboard

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Solution Source
Solution 1 Evan Paul