User's Guide

Table Of Contents
Activating and Configuring the Buyer Authentication Service
Downloading the Payflow SDK (Including APIs and API Documentation)
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Downloading the Payflow SDK (Including APIs and API
Documentation)
The Payflow SDK (software development kit) is available from the PayPal Manager
Downloads page as a .NET or Java library, or you can build your own API by posting directly
to the Payflow servers via HTTPS.
IMPORTANT:Full API documentation is included with each SDK.
Configuring Buyer Authentication
To enable Buyer Authentication processing on your site, you will need to construct two
transaction requests (messages) and construct a frameset. You can accomplish these tasks in a
few hours.
In the standard Payflow implementation, when the customer submits a purchase request, your
website sends a single Sale transaction request with all purchase details (message with
transaction type S) to the server. With Buyer Authentication, you must submit two additional
transaction requests (types E— Verify Enrollment and Z—validate PARES response) before
the Sale.
Follow these steps:
1. Log in to PayPal Manager at
https://manager.paypal.com/
2. Click Buyer Authentication in the Service Summary box, or go to Service Settings >
Fraud Protection > Buyer Authentication. The Buyer Authentication Setup page
appears.
3. Enter Registration information (complete all fields for both MasterCard and Visa).
Select your Acquirer (Acquirer Support) for MasterCard and Visa and click Activate to
activate the Acquirer you selected.
Enter your Business Name.
Enter the fully qualified URL (be sure to include http:// or https://) of your business.
Select your Country Code from the drop-down menu.
4. Click Submit. A gray notification box appears towards the top of the page confirming the
changes. If there are any errors, a yellow box appears towards the top of the page stating
the problem.
5. On the main PayPal Manager page click the Download link.
6. Read chapters 5 through 7 of this document
7. Download the
Payflow SDK (Software Developers Kit) appropriate for your software
environment.