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admin_dashboard:system_admin:system_settings:create_sandboxpaypaladaptiveapi [2015/07/29 10:01]
mooeditor [Managing certificate credentials]
admin_dashboard:system_admin:system_settings:create_sandboxpaypaladaptiveapi [2015/07/29 10:03]
mooeditor [Renewing an API certificate]
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 The certificate renewal process generates a new certificate that you can install to replace any expiring certificate. The certificate renewal process generates a new certificate that you can install to replace any expiring certificate.
  
-  -+1.Log in to your PayPal account, and navigate to the **Manage API Certificate** page.\\ 
 +To do so, select **My Account > Profile > My Selling Tools**, click the **Update (API Access)** link, then click **View API Certificate**.
  
-Log in to your PayPal account, and navigate to the **Manage API Certificate** ​ page. \\ To do so, select **My Account > Profile > My Selling Tools**, click the **Update (API Access)** ​ link, then click **View API Certificate**. +2.On the **Manage API Certificate** page, check the status of your API Certificate,​ whether it is **Active** or **About to expire**.
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-On the **Manage API Certificate** ​ page, check the status of your API Certificate,​ whether it is **Active** ​ or **About to expire**.+
  
 {{https://​www.paypalobjects.com/​webstatic/​en_US/​developer/​docs/​api/​classicApiCerts/​certAlert.png?​nolink&​}} {{https://​www.paypalobjects.com/​webstatic/​en_US/​developer/​docs/​api/​classicApiCerts/​certAlert.png?​nolink&​}}
  
-  -+3.If the status of your certificate is **About to expire**, click the **Renew certificate** button.
  
-If the status of your certificate is **About to expire**, click the **Renew certificate** ​ button. +An additional certificate is generated and given an **Active** status. Both the new and old certificates appear in the **Manage API Certificate** page.
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-An additional certificate is generated and given an **Active** ​ status. Both the new and old certificates appear in the **Manage API Certificate** ​ page.+
  
 {{https://​www.paypalobjects.com/​webstatic/​en_US/​developer/​docs/​api/​classicApiCerts/​certRenewed.png?​nolink&​}} {{https://​www.paypalobjects.com/​webstatic/​en_US/​developer/​docs/​api/​classicApiCerts/​certRenewed.png?​nolink&​}}
  
-  - +4.On the certificate marked as //Active//, click **Download certificate** and follow the steps in [[https://​developer.paypal.com/​docs/​classic/​api/​apiCredentials/#​certs|Managing Certificate Credentials]] for details on downloading and using the updated certificate.
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-On the certificate marked as //Active//, click **Download certificate** ​ and follow the steps in [[https://​developer.paypal.com/​docs/​classic/​api/​apiCredentials/#​certs|Managing Certificate Credentials]] for details on downloading and using the updated certificate.+
  
-After you’ve imported the new API Certificate,​ test your integration to ensure it works with the new certificate. Distribute your new API Certificate to all affected partners. Once the old certificate expires, remove it by clicking the **Remove certificate** ​ button associated with the certificate.+After you’ve imported the new API Certificate,​ test your integration to ensure it works with the new certificate. Distribute your new API Certificate to all affected partners. Once the old certificate expires, remove it by clicking the **Remove certificate** button associated with the certificate.
  
 ==== Encrypting your certificate ==== ==== Encrypting your certificate ====
admin_dashboard/system_admin/system_settings/create_sandboxpaypaladaptiveapi.txt · Last modified: 2015/08/24 01:12 (external edit)