authentication

The authentication element is a required element of both the cnpOnlineRequest and the batchRequest elements. It contains child elements used to authenticate that the XML message is from a valid user.

The authentication element and its child elements, user and password, are used to identify the merchant submitting transactions. They do not provide other access to platform or to the iQ reporting system.

Parent Elements:

cnpOnlineRequest, cnpRequest

Attributes:

None

Child Elements:

Required: user, password

Example:  authentication Structure

<authentication>

  <user>User Name</user>

  <password>Password</password>

</authentication>