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Paypal HTTP or HTTPS

Started by luher11, January 03, 2018, 10:57:13 PM

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luher11

I've been running paid subscriptions for my forum since 2013 without any problems. However, recently I received an email from Paypal that read:


Merchants and partners use Instant Payment Notification (IPN) to receive notifications of events related to PayPal transactions. The IPN message service requires that you acknowledge receipt of these messages and validate them. This process includes posting the messages back to PayPal for verification. In the past, PayPal has allowed the use of HTTP for these postbacks. For increased security going forward, only HTTPS will be allowed for postbacks to PayPal. At this time, there is no requirement for HTTPS on the outbound IPN call from PayPal to the merchant's IPN listener.

My question is, where do I go to learn if I have HTTP or HTTPS?

LiroyvH

Which version of SMF are you using?
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President/CEO of Simple Machines - Server Manager
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luher11

Version Information:
Forum version: SMF 2.0.15 (more detailed)
Current SMF version: SMF 2.0.15
GD version: bundled (2.1.0 compatible)
Database Server: Percona
MySQL version: 5.6.37-82.2-log
PHP: 5.5.22
Server version: Apache/2

LiroyvH

Then it should be https, as far as I know we've updated the paid subscriptions to use https.
((U + C + I)x(10 − S)) / 20xAx1 / (1 − sin(F / 10))
President/CEO of Simple Machines - Server Manager
Please do not PM for support - anything else is usually OK.

Sir Osis of Liver

Has PayPal put this change into effect?
Ashes and diamonds, foe and friend,
 we were all equal in the end.

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LiroyvH

Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on January 08, 2018, 11:14:51 PM
Has PayPal put this change into effect?


Not yet. They will later this year.
((U + C + I)x(10 − S)) / 20xAx1 / (1 − sin(F / 10))
President/CEO of Simple Machines - Server Manager
Please do not PM for support - anything else is usually OK.

luher11

Thank you very much! I appreciate the help with this

Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen

I'm guessing this is solved then? :)
If I'm wrong, feel free to mark the topic not solved again.

Slava
Ukraini!
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