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Active
A status indicating that a user account or API key is currently operational and can be used.
Administrator
A user role with full access to all Settings features and the ability to manage other users.
API (Application Programming Interface)
A set of protocols that allows different software applications to communicate with each other.
API Key
A unique identifier used to authenticate API requests from your systems to the platform.
Authentication
The process of verifying the identity of a user or system.

C

Certificate Key
An API key type that uses JSON Web Token (JWT) authentication with public-private key pairs.
Credential Management
The practice of securely storing and managing passwords, API keys, and other sensitive authentication information.

D

Disable
To temporarily deactivate a user account, preventing login while preserving the account data.

E

Expired
A status indicating that an API key has passed its expiration date and can no longer be used.

H

HTTP Signature Authentication
An authentication method that uses a shared secret to generate and verify request signatures.

I

Inactive
A status indicating that a user account has been disabled and cannot be used to log in to the platform.
Integration
The connection between the platform and external systems or applications.

J

JSON Web Token (JWT)
A compact, URL-safe means of representing claims to be transferred between two parties, used in Certificate key authentication.

K

Key ID
A unique identifier for an API key, used in API request headers.
Key Rotation
The security practice of periodically generating new API keys and decommissioning old ones.

L

Least Privilege
A security principle where users are given only the minimum access rights needed to perform their job functions.

M

Merchant ID
A unique identifier for your business account on the platform.

P

Permissions
Specific actions or access rights granted to a user role.
Public PEM Certificate
A public key certificate in Privacy-Enhanced Mail (PEM) format.

R

REST API
Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface, a web service architecture used for system integrations.
Role
A predefined set of permissions that can be assigned to users.

S

Shared Secret
An API key type that uses a secret value known to both parties for HTTP signature authentication.
Signature
A cryptographic value generated using a secret key to verify the authenticity of an API request.

T

Timezone
The geographic region's time standard used for displaying dates and times in the platform.
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
A security process requiring two different forms of identification to verify a user's identity.

U

User
An individual with an account and assigned permissions to access the platform.

V

Verification
The process of confirming the validity of contact information (email or phone) by entering a code sent to that address.