# Quick Start Guide
source: https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-consent/documentation/quick-start-guide/index.md

## Log in {#log-in}

1. Create a [Mastercard Developers](https://developer.mastercard.com/account/sign-up) account
2. Validate your account by following the link sent to your email

## Review {#review}

1. Request access to the Authentication Consent documentation.
2. Review the [How it works](https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-consent/documentation/index.md), [Use Cases](https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-consent/documentation/use-cases/index.md), and [API Basics](https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-consent/documentation/api-basics/index.md) sections to learn about the Authentication Consent API.
3. Analyse the API specifications and API payloads.

## Develop {#develop}

1. Complete your enrollment form/contract with your Mastercard business representative
   * A company ID and billable ICA must be in place for your organization
2. Register as a Public Key Infrastructure -PKI partner through Mastercard Key Management Portal (KMP)
   * To access KMP, your company must be registered onto Mastercard Connect
   * Once your company has been set up and given a company identifier (CID), you can register yourself as a user
   * To register, go to [Mastercard Connect](https://www.mastercardconnect.com/mccpblcui/#/public/signin) then click **Sign up**
   * Click **Store** in the top menu and select the **Apps** tab
   * Search for **"Key Management Portal"**
   * On the KMP card, select **Order**
   * Select Security Officer Level 1 access and Click **Place Order**
   * Once the security officers have established access to the Key Management Portal, submit a request for client certificate by selecting the option: **MI Server External Clients - 3DS** (a single client certificate will grant access to all APIs and services in this bundle)
3. Initiate your development

## Integrate {#integrate}

1. Complete your development
2. Install the client certificate
3. Execute connectivity test

## Test {#test}

1. Follow the steps provided in the [Testing](https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-consent/documentation/testing/index.md) section
2. Execute the full testing suite successfully

## Go live {#go-live}

Once Mastercard reviews and approves all your test results, proceed to execute certificate exchange and connectivity testing in production.