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| Certificate credentials are much like the Signature credentials described above, however there are differences in the way that you generate and use the credentials. | Certificate credentials are much like the Signature credentials described above, however there are differences in the way that you generate and use the credentials. | ||
| - | **Note:** If your API Certificate is expiring, skip ahead to [[https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/apiCredentials/#renew|Renewing an API Certificate]]. | + | **Note:** If your API Certificate is expiring, skip ahead to [[https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/apiCredentials/#renew|Renewing an API Certificate]]. |
| You create an API Certificate much like create Signature credentials. The steps below describe the differences: | You create an API Certificate much like create Signature credentials. The steps below describe the differences: | ||
| - | - | + | 1.On the **Request API Credentials** page, select the **Request API Certificate** radio button, then click the **Agree and Submit** button (see [[https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/apiCredentials/#step3|Step 3]] above for more details).{{https://www.paypalobjects.com/webstatic/en_US/developer/docs/api/classicApiCerts/createCert.png?nolink&}} |
| - | On the **Request API Credentials** page, select the **Request API Certificate** radio button, then click the **Agree and Submit** button (see [[https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/apiCredentials/#step3|Step 3]] above for more details). | + | The **Download or Remove API Certificate** page displays. |
| - | {{https://www.paypalobjects.com/webstatic/en_US/developer/docs/api/classicApiCerts/createCert.png?nolink&}} | + | 2.Click **Download Certificate**.\\ |
| + | The certificate is downloaded to a file named ''cert_key_perm.txt''. Be sure to save the file to a secure location. | ||
| - | The **Download or Remove API Certificate** page displays. | + | PayPal formats the API Certificate file in PEM format. The file contains both your //public certificate// and the associated //private key//. Although the PEM certificate is not human readable, the file is not [[https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/apiCredentials/#encrypt|encrypted]]. |
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| - | Click **Download Certificate**. \\ The certificate is downloaded to a file named ''cert_key_perm.txt''. Be sure to save the file to a secure location. | + | |
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| - | PayPal formats the API Certificate file in PEM format. The file contains both your //public certificate// and the associated //private key//. Although the PEM certificate is not human readable, the file is not [[https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/apiCredentials/#encrypt|encrypted]]. | + | |
| ==== Renewing an API certificate ==== | ==== Renewing an API certificate ==== | ||
admin_dashboard/system_admin/system_settings/create_sandboxpaypaladaptiveapi.txt · Last modified: 2015/08/24 01:12 (external edit)
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