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# Security

Our API endpoints use AES encryption for request payloads and Ed25519 for decrypting and verifying response data, ensuring that communications with our server are end-to-end protected. To maintain security, ensure that your  api`Key,` `privateKey, publicKey` and `encryptionKey` remain confidential.

**Getting started with the API, please head over to your dashboard:**

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**Complete Level 1 KYC**

Complete your level 1 KYC to unlock access to keys generation.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Generate keys**

Generate and securely store your API credentials, encryption key, public key and private key
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Encrypt/Decrypt Requests**

Use our provided encryption utilities to encrypt requests and decrypt responses, ensuring that all data exchanged with our API remains secure.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}