Security

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Using Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

Using Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

If you have contracted with a third party hosting provider to operate your website, PayPal 

recommends contacting your provider to find out if you already have SSL capabilities or if 

you need to have SSL installed. Most hosting providers can activate SSL for your hosting 

account.

If you run your own web server, you will need to acquire and install your own SSL 

certificates. 

The following information and resources are useful for implementing SSL.

General Information

Installing on Apache and Microsoft IIS web servers: 

http://www.thawte.com/guides

Windows Server 2003: 

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsserv/2003/all/deployguide/en 

us/iisdg_mea_nfmd.asp

Apache: 

http://www.apache ssl.org and http://modssl.org

SSL Certificate Providers

Verisign: 

http://www.verisign.com

GeoTrust: 

http://www.geotrust.com

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August, 2005 Website Payments Standard Checkout Integration Guide