SSL Requirement for PayPal E-Commerce

Does your e-commerce site have an SSL certificate?

FromJuly 1, 2018 PayPal will block e-commerce portals without an SSL security certificate. 

Therefore, to avoid having your account blocked and to allow customers to continue purchasing through PayPal, you need to adapt your website to the new security standards required by PayPal.

What will happen to non-compliant sites after June 30, 2018?

Effective June 30, 2018, PayPal will require all merchants to upgrade their security protocols to TLS 1.2, in line with the requirements set by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Council. Websites that have not upgraded by this date will no longer be able to accept PayPal payments until the upgrades are complete.

Why is PayPal requiring us to upgrade to TLS 1.2?

PayPal is committed to providing the highest level of security to protect its online customers from security and fraud issues and works closely with its seller community to help them do the same. 

What should sellers do?

Vendors should verify whether their environment supports TLS 1.2 and, if necessary, make appropriate updates.

What are SSL certificates?

These are small data files that are digitally linked to an organization's details using a cryptographic key. They are typically used to secure credit card payments, data transfers, and logins, and are now commonly used when securing social networking sites.

What do SSL certificates do?

SSL certificates enable them to communicate with each other:

A domain, server name, or host name, and the organization (company) and its geographic location.
A business must install an SSL certificate on its server to initiate a secure session with browsers. Once a secure connection is established, all web traffic between the server and the web browser will be deemed secure.

How do SSL certificates work?

SSL certificates use a type of cryptography called public-key cryptography. This specific type of cryptography uses the power of two keys (one public and one private), both of which are long strings of randomly generated numbers.