PayPal Encryption Key

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Post by obiw » Tue May 05, 2009 4:10 am

I like add the PayPal module, but i'm not sure what to fill in.
The Encryption Key is that the same as the paypal API key?
or how do i get a encryption key?

probably a faq but i couldn't find it

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Post by Daniel » Tue May 05, 2009 4:36 am

you can type anything in.
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Post by Qphoria » Tue May 05, 2009 5:28 am

Daniel, we once discussed moving the Encryption key out to the main settings area so that ALL payment modules could use it.. is this still planned?

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Post by Daniel » Tue May 05, 2009 5:28 am

you think its a good idea I can do it in the next release. It does seem to confuse people.
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Post by Qphoria » Tue May 05, 2009 7:14 am

Well it confuses people because they don't know what to put there... put a helper text under it describing that you make up any key

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Post by obiw » Tue May 05, 2009 2:25 pm

I was confused... :)
I still am... what does this key do? do you need this key anywhere els (like on your paypal account)?
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Post by Daniel » Tue May 05, 2009 6:24 pm

it encrypts data so hackers can not try to change your order status using fake callback.
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Post by pandaman » Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:12 pm

Hi,

So, if I'm reading this correctly, the Encryption Key that is in the main Settings ( I'm using v1.2.8 ) can be anything that I type in? Mine was set as 'test' (by default, I guess) and I haven't touched it because I wasn't sure what to do with it. Could I just leave it as it is, or would it be better to change it?

I'm learning a Lot from searching and reading this forum! :)

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James - Panda Man :)
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