Encrypted Website Payments

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Keys and Certificates

After you have successfully uploaded your certificate, PayPal assigns a corresponding 

certificate ID. Store the certificate ID in a safe place; you need it to make Encrypted Website 

Payments.

Downloading PayPal s Public Certificate

To download PayPal s public certificate:

1. Log in to your Business or Premier PayPal account.

2. Click the Profile subtab.

3. Click the Encrypted Payment Settings link from the right hand menu.

4. Click the Download button under the PayPal Public Certificate section.

Removing Your Public Certificate

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If you remove your public certificate, the certificate ID associated with it will not be 

valid to encrypt buttons and any buttons generated by your website with that certificate 

ID will not function correctly.

To remove one or more of your public certificates:

1. Log in to your Business or Premier PayPal account.

2. Click the Profile subtab.

3. Click the Encrypted Payment Settings link from the right hand menu.

4. Select one of the listed certificates, and click Remove.

5. On the next screen, click Remove again to remove the selected public certificate.

Allowing Only Encrypted Website Payments

To prevent someone from creating a  spoof  version of your Website Payment Buttons, you 

can block unencrypted website payments. 

1. To allow only Encrypted Website Payments:

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August, 2005 Website Payments Standard Checkout Integration Guide