Study Guide

Sandbox Testing
Overview
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SOAP API
Servers
https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/2.0/ For API certificate security:
https://api.paypal.com/2.0/
For API signature security:
https://api-3t.paypal.com/2.0/
Business
roles
You fill all roles you need to test: merchant, buyer,
and seller.
Real-world people fill these roles.
Company
and people’s
names and
postal
addresses
Completely fictitious. Before you begin working
with the Sandbox, create the details for all the
business roles you must fulfill.
The Sandbox simulates verification of postal
addresses and names.
Real companies’ and people’s names and
postal addresses.
Email
addresses
and email
inboxes
The Sandbox has a special-purpose email inbox for
your testing, contained in the Sandbox itself.
Real email address and inbox for each
business role
Bank
account and
credit card
numbers
The Sandbox creates bank accounts, credit-card
numbers, and CVV2 numbers you need to develop
and test; all of these are fictitious and used only
within the Sandbox. The Sandbox simulates the
verification of these numbers. Transactions do not
affect real accounts, and money is never exchanged.
Actual verification of bank account
numbers, credit-card numbers, and CVV2
numbers
Social
Security
Number for
Billing
Agreements
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nn-nnnn Real Social Security Numbers
PayPal
transactions
The Sandbox creates all fictitious bank accounts,
credit-card numbers, and CVV2 numbers you need
for development and testing. The Sandbox simulates
the verification of these numbers.
Live transactions, cleared by live PayPal
processes
Fraud
detection
Fraud detection is not enabled for the Sandbox. Full protection through PayPal’s fraud
detection
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ABLE 9.1 Differences between PayPal Sandbox, and Live PayPal (Continued)
Item PayPal Sandbox
Live PayPal Website and
API Service