# Mastercard Authentication Facilitator

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/mastercard/mastercard-authentication-facilitator/  
**Provider:** Mastercard — https://apis.io/providers/mastercard/  
**Documentation:** https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/

Mastercard Authentication Facilitator is one of 249 APIs that [Mastercard](https://apis.io/providers/mastercard/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Authentication, Cardholder Verification, and MDES. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, a changelog, a getting-started guide, authentication docs, and a support channel.

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.

## Machine-readable artifacts (12)

- **Documentation** — https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/
- **ChangeLog** — https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/pre-release-notes/
- **GettingStarted** — https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/getting-started/
- **Security** — https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/api-basics/#security-overview
- **Authentication** — https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/api-basics/#mutual-tls-authentication
- **Security** — https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/api-basics/#encryption
- **UseCases** — https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/use-cases/
- **Tutorials** — https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/tutorials-and-guides/
- **Documentation** — https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/api-reference/
- **ErrorCodes** — https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/code-and-formats/
- **FAQ** — https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/support/#faq
- **Support** — https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-facilitator/documentation/support/#get-help

## Other Mastercard APIs (12)

- [Mastercard Universal Specification Submission API](https://apis.io/apis/mastercard/mastercard-universal-specification-submission-api/)
- [Mastercard Account to Account Commerce for Creditor Service Providers](https://apis.io/apis/mastercard/mastercard-account-to-account-commerce-for-creditor-service-providers/)
- [Mastercard Debtor Service Provider Resources API](https://apis.io/apis/mastercard/mastercard-debtor-service-provider-resources-api/)
- [Mastercard Automatic Billing Updater API](https://apis.io/apis/mastercard/mastercard-automatic-billing-updater-api/)
- [Mastercard Benefit Eligibility Service API](https://apis.io/apis/mastercard/mastercard-benefit-eligibility-service-api/)
- [Mastercard Bill Pay API](https://apis.io/apis/mastercard/mastercard-bill-pay-api/)
- [Mastercard Bill Payment Validator](https://apis.io/apis/mastercard/mastercard-bill-payment-validator/)
- [Mastercard BIN Lookup API](https://apis.io/apis/mastercard/mastercard-bin-lookup-api/)
- [Mastercard Business Payment Controls](https://apis.io/apis/mastercard/mastercard-business-payment-controls/)
- [Mastercard Carbon Calculator API](https://apis.io/apis/mastercard/mastercard-carbon-calculator-api/)
- [Mastercard Carbon Calculator Experience API](https://apis.io/apis/mastercard/mastercard-carbon-calculator-experience-api/)
- [Mastercard Checkout Solutions](https://apis.io/apis/mastercard/mastercard-checkout-solutions/)

## Tags

Authentication, Cardholder Verification, MDES

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