2016 PayPal Merchant upgrades for Microsite
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Paypal is upgrading their web site for microsite merchants. Below is the email they sent me. How can I test my WordPress-Paypal order system to know if it is up to date?
https://www.paypal-knowledge.com/infocenter/index?page=content&id=FAQ1913&expand=true&locale=en_US
PayPal is upgrading the protocols used to secure all external connections made to our systems. Transport Layer Security version 1.2 (TLS 1.2) and Hypertext Transfer Protocol version 1.1 (HTTP/1.1) will become mandatory for communication with PayPal in 2016. You will need to verify that your environment supports TLS 1.2 and HTTP/1.1, and if necessary make appropriate updates. For information, click HERE.
Act by June 17, 2016
PayPal is in the process of upgrading the SSL certificates used to secure our web sites and API endpoints. These new certificates will be signed using the SHA-256 algorithm and VeriSign’s 2048-bit G5 Root Certificate. You will need to ensure that your environment supports the use of the SHA-256 signing algorithm and discontinue the use of SSL connections that rely on the VeriSign G2 Root Certificate. For information, click HERE.
Act by June 17, 2016
If you are using PayPal’s Instant Payment Notification (IPN) service, you will need to ensure that HTTPS is used when posting the message back to PayPal for verification. HTTP postbacks will no longer be supported. For information, click HERE.
Act by September 30, 2016
If your integration is set up to systematically exchange files with PayPal’s Secure FTP Reporting / Batch Servers, please note that the IP addresses for these servers are changing. If your integration is hardcoded to the current IP addresses, you will need to upgrade accordingly. For information, click HERE.
Act by April 14, 2016
The API certificate credentials issued by PayPal for use with the Classic API are being upgraded to SHA-256 signed 2048-bit certificates. If you currently connect to PayPal using API certificate credentials, you will need to generate a new API certificate via your account profile and use it for all API requests. For information, click HERE.
Act between January 31, 2016 and January 1, 2018 (depending on your certificate expiration date)
PayPal will no longer support the use of the GET HTTP request method for our classic NVP/SOAP APIs. If you currently use any of these APIs, you will need to ensure that your API requests only use the POST HTTP request method. For information, click HERE.
Act by September 30, 2016
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