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Your API key and encryption key are auto-generated by the platform. This guide shows where to find them and how to complete the key setup.
1

Open the settings page

Log in to your merchant dashboard and navigate to Settings from the sidebar menu.
2

Open the API Key tab

Select the API Key tab from the tab menu at the top of the settings page. Both your API Key and Encryption Key are already generated and displayed there:
  • Click the eye icon to reveal a key
  • Click the clipboard icon to copy it
Each environment has its own key set. Test keys start with cngn_test and live keys with cngn_live; make sure you are viewing the environment you intend to integrate. See Authentication.
3

Add your SSH public key

On the same API Key tab, paste your SSH public key into the designated field. The platform uses it to encrypt response data to you; without it, requests fail with No Test SSH Key found or No Live SSH Key found.Don’t have a key pair yet? Create one first: Generating SSH Keys.
4

Store the keys securely

Move both keys into a secrets manager immediately.
Never expose the API key or encryption key in client-side code, mobile apps, or public repositories. See the credential handling rules.

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What each key does

Next: wire up the payload crypto in Encrypting & Decrypting Requests.