# Prerequisites
Before you can start integrating with Signicat's implementation of FTN in production, be aware of the following prerequisites.
# Access to FTN
Before you can create a production account, you need to configure FTN access with an onboarding manager. To get help with this, please contact us (opens new window).
# Define the service provider name
When enabling access, your onboarding manager will ask you what service provider name you prefer to be displayed for your end-users in the login screens.
If this is not defined, you will see "Signicat" as the default service provider name.
# Message Level Encryption (MLE)
Due to requirements from Traficom, you are required to use Full Message-Level Encryption (MLE) for authentication with FTN.
There are two different ways to achieve this. The first is required and the second is only required in certain circumstances:
- Receiving encrypted responses from Signicat (required)
- Sending encrypted requests to Signicat (optional)
Important
If you are sending personally identifiable information (PII) as part of your request, you will also need to send encrypted requests. This is typically relevant if you are prefilling the end-user's national identification number (NIN).
For more details on how to set this up, see the general protocol descriptions:
- OIDC: Advanced security considerations.
- SAML 2.0: Advanced URL configuration fields
- Authentication REST API: Encrypted responses from Signicat