Mastercard Authentication Facilitator

aid: mastercard:mastercard-authentication-facilitator
name: Mastercard Authentication Facilitator
tags:
- Authentication
- Cardholder Verification
- MDES
humanURL: https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/
properties:
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/
  name: Mastercard Authentication Facilitator
  type: Documentation
  description: The Authentication Facilitator API is a building block of the Mastercard Authentication
    Service that enables MDES token requestors to authenticate cardholders leveraging cardholder information
    maintained by card issuers. The Token Requestor determines when cardholder authentication has to take
    place for its own program. The Token Requestor is also responsible for specifying and implementing
    the actions required by the business logic resulting from the authentication code validation information
    returned by the Authentication Service.
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/pre-release-notes/
  name: Release History | Authentication Facilitator | Mastercard Developers
  type: ChangeLog
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/getting-started/
  name: Getting Started | Authentication Facilitator | Mastercard Developers
  type: GettingStarted
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/api-basics/#security-overview
  name: API Basics | Authentication Facilitator | Mastercard Developers
  type: Security
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/api-basics/#mutual-tls-authentication
  name: API Basics | Authentication Facilitator | Mastercard Developers
  type: Authentication
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/api-basics/#encryption
  name: API Basics | Authentication Facilitator | Mastercard Developers
  type: Security
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/use-cases/
  name: Use Cases | Authentication Facilitator | Mastercard Developers
  type: UseCases
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/tutorials-and-guides/
  name: Tutorials and Guides | Authentication Facilitator | Mastercard Developers
  type: Tutorials
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/api-reference/
  name: API Reference | Authentication Facilitator | Mastercard Developers
  type: Documentation
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/code-and-formats/
  name: Code and Formats | Authentication Facilitator | Mastercard Developers
  type: ErrorCodes
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/support/#faq
  name: Support | Authentication Facilitator | Mastercard Developers
  type: FAQ
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/support/#get-help
  name: Support | Authentication Facilitator | Mastercard Developers
  type: Support
description: The Authentication Facilitator API is a building block of the Mastercard Authentication Service
  that enables MDES token requestors to authenticate cardholders leveraging cardholder information maintained
  by card issuers. The Token Requestor determines when cardholder authentication has to take place for
  its own program.