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title: "Simulating 3DS Authentication"
source_url: https://docs.rapyd.net/en/simulating-3ds-authentication.html
lang: en
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# Simulating 3DS Authentication

Certain card operations require 3DS authentication by the cardholder. You can simulate this authentication in the sandbox. Relevant where the payment method type is **card**.

Simulation in the sandbox differs slightly from creating actual transactions in production, as follows:

- **Production** - The 3DS workflow differs according to the payment method, the issuing bank's policies, Rapyd's configuration, and the settings selected by the merchant in the API request.
- **Sandbox** - The 3DS flow is triggered by the amount of the transaction and the settings in the API request. The authentication must be completed within 15 minutes.

For details, see the following pages:

- [Simulating 'Create Payment' with 3DS - API](https://docs.rapyd.net/en/simulating--create-payment--with-3ds---api.md "Simulating 'Create Payment' with 3DS - API")
- [Simulating 'Create Hosted Page' With 3DS Authentication](https://docs.rapyd.net/en/simulating--create-hosted-page--with-3ds-authentication.md "Simulating 'Create Hosted Page' With 3DS Authentication")

Related Information

- [Creating a Card Payment With 3DS Authentication - Rapyd 3DS](https://docs.rapyd.net/en/creating-a-card-payment-with-3ds-authentication---rapyd-3ds.md "Creating a Card Payment With 3DS Authentication - Rapyd 3DS")
- [Creating a Card Payment With 3DS Authentication - External 3DS](https://docs.rapyd.net/en/creating-a-card-payment-with-3ds-authentication---external-3ds.md "Creating a Card Payment With 3DS Authentication - External 3DS")
- [Creating a Hosted Page With 3DS Authentication](https://docs.rapyd.net/en/creating-a-hosted-page-with-3ds-authentication.md "Creating a Hosted Page With 3DS Authentication")