Blue Note Web Services uses and recommends authorize.net as a credit card gateway. We have found this gateway to be reliable, affordable and easy to work with.
Most current payment modules for osCommerce and other software require the use of a transaction key. This is much more secure than the old method of using your administrative username and password.
Step 1 – Log in to authorize.net with the username and password supplied by your merchant account provider.
Step 2 – In the left-hand navigation column, click on “settings and profile.”
Step 3 – Under the heading “security,” clik the link that says “obtain transaction key.”
Step 4 – Answer the secret question. You provided this information to authorize.net in the signup process. If you have any sites that are currently using this authorize.net account, DO NOT check the box for “disable current transaction key.” The current transaction key will be disabled in 24 hours, so you will need to update the other sites with the new key. If you check the box the current key will be disabled immediately. Click the submit button.
Step 5 – Your transaction key will be displayed on the screen, copy and and save in a safe place.