Title: PayPal Security Token Issue
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# PayPal Security Token Issue

 *  [jjbte](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jjbte/)
 * (@jjbte)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paypal-security-token-issue/)
 * I am currently using WooCommerce’s built-in PayPal Standard. I am getting ready
   to go live and tried to place a test order using my own personal PayPal account
   for payment. My account has a registered security token. When I tried to log 
   in to my PayPal account while checking out of my WooCommerce store, a “Logging
   In” message appeared on the screen for a VERY long time, after which the login
   area simply disappeared with no explanation.
 * The same thing happened when I purchased an extension from WooThemes and tried
   to use my business PayPal account (also has registered security token) for payment.
   So I deduced the security token must be causing the issue. Sure enough, I went
   to my personal account and deactivated the token. I was then able to check out
   and pay with PayPal in my WooCommerce store.
 * My question is, what is the problem? Since this issue exists both for my own 
   store and on the WooThemes website, I know it’s not something exclusive to my
   store. I am able to use my PayPal accounts without issue at other PayPal merchants.
   I log in and then I’m taken to a screen where I enter my security token value.**
   Why won’t security tokens work with WooCommerce’s installation of PayPal?**
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 * [security token](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/security-token/)

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 * Last reply from: [jjbte](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jjbte/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paypal-security-token-issue/)
 * Status: not resolved