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PayPal Password
Management
Installation Guide
For Professional Use Only
Currently only available in English.
A usage Professional Uniquement
Disponible en Anglais uniquement pour l'instant.
Last Updated: April 2002
PayPal Password Management Installation Guide
© 2006 PayPal Inc. All rights reserved. PayPal and the PayPal logo are registered trademarks of PayPal, Inc. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.
Notice of Non-Liability
PayPal, Inc. and the authors assume no liability for errors or omissions, or for damages, resulting from the use of this Manual or the information contained in this Manual.
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Chapter 2 Apache Basic Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setting Up Basic Authentication with Apache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Apache Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 3 Configuring the PayPal Password Management Script . . . 13
Configuring the PayPal Password Management Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Updating your PayPal Account Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 PayPal Password Management Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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Preface
This Document
This is the original release for Password Management Installation Guide, a document that describes installing and configuring the PayPal password management script for use by merchants who use PayPal’s subscription management.
Intended Audience
This document is written for users of PayPal subscription management feature.
Organization of This Document
Chapter 1, “Introduction,” gives some background information about this product.
Chapter 2, “Apache Basic Authentication,” gives some background information about Apache web server basic authentication and how to configure it.
Chapter 3, “Configuring the PayPal Password Management Script,” details how to configure PayPal’s Perl script for password management.
Chapter 4, “Error Handling and Reporting ,” details errors that might occur, their potential causes, and possible solutions for them.
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