Access & Keys

Generating a key pair

The Fiant Core API uses asymmetric cryptography and signed tokens.
To get access to the PTI API and other services you first need to create yourself a set of credentials.
The PTI API makes extensive use of the JWT, JWE and JWS standards.

Using the Python script provided here, generate a keypair by running the following command, replacing $CLIENT_NAME with the name of your company.

python keygen.py ${CLIENT_NAME}

This will create a pair of files in the form of ${CLIENT_NAME}_private_key.jwk and ${CLIENT_NAME}_public_key.jwk.

It is your responsibility to make sure that your private key ( contents of ${CLIENT_NAME}_private_key.jwk ) is handled and stored securely.

Opening your account with Fiant

Once you are ready to start interacting with the Fiant platform,
write an email to Fiant customer service requesting an account.
You need to provide these 2 pieces of information:

• Your public key: ( attach your ${CLIENT_NAME}_public_key.jwk to the email)
• Your webhook URL: This must be an HTTPS URL under your control. You will receive all transactions and KYC statuses on it as POST requests.

As soon as your account application is approved, you will receive a Client ID that will uniquely identify your account.

With your client ID and private key on hand, you are ready start using the platform.