PEM file for merchant authentication.

[emberdyn]

Can you please explain how you generated the PEM file for merchant authentication?
apple-pay-test-cert.pem

I have tried getting my CSR file from auth.net and uploaded it in the apple developer account to get a .cer file. But that .cer file does not have a private key. How did you get a cert with a private key?

Thanks so much for your help.
@brianmc

[rimager]

You need to create your own Apple Pay Merchant Identity/PEM File.
Its not the same as the .cer file you get from Apple.

To generate the PEM:

• To manually generate a Certificate, you need a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) file from your Mac
• Keychain Access -> Certificate Assistant -> Request a Certificate from a Certificate Authority
• be sure to check "Save to disk"
• This CSR is submitted to Apple for an Apple Pay Merchant Identity and you get a .cer file back.
• Double click the .cer file to install it in the Mac keychain.
• Select both the Certificate and the private key, right click and select "Export 'Certificate and Private Key' as PEM"
• Chose p12 format and save to disk.
• Convert the p12 file to a pem file using the openssl command:
• openssl pkcs12 -in merchant_id.p12 -out merchant_id.pem -nodes -legacy
• Save the pem file ito use in your implementation