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Generating Keys for Credit Cards and Bank Accounts Data Encryption

Credit cards and bank accounts data saved in Parallels Business Automation - Standard is encrypted with public key and after this, to perform transactions or generate batch files, this data is being decrypted using a secret key. Parallels Business Automation - Standard allows generating two key pairs - to use the second one if the first key pair is lost. If you already have a key pair saved somewhere, you can upload it.

Note: If you are generating the second key pair, the credit cards and bank accounts private data saved in Parallels Business Automation - Standard by this moment is decrypted with the first secret key and after this, encrypted once again with a new public key. This means that if you lose the first secret key, you will be unable to generate the second key pair: Parallels Business Automation - Standard will be unable to decrypt the data. Thus, the keys should be carefully backed up and stored in a safe place.

To generate or upload a key pair:

  1. Click the Keys Management tab on the Secure Storage screen. The list of keys (if any) appears on the screen.
  2. To generate or upload a key pair, click the New Key button. The form for keys generation or uploading appears on the screen.

    Note: You can have two key pairs, as maximum. Thus, if two key pairs exist in Parallels Business Automation - Standard, then the New Key button is hidden. If keys already exist in Parallels Business Automation - Standard, you can see the list in which a key pair is referred to by a short name assigned during generation or uploading (Title). Green ticks in Public Key and Secure Key columns indicate that the keys are actually stored in the Parallels Business Automation - Standard. To change the key title or delete a key, click on its title.

  3. Fill the form:
    1. Type the short name for the key pair (any alphanumeric identifier you consider convenient) into the Name field.
    2. Select what you want to do:
  4. Click the Add button. In a few seconds the generated (or uploaded) keys appear on the screen.

    Important: Copy and save the newly generated key pair.

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