Title: SSL required?
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# SSL required?

 *  Resolved [wpfan1000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpfan1000/)
 * (@wpfan1000)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-required-5/)
 * Is SSL required for the plugin?
 * I read somewhere that in order for Paypal to process a refund, it requires SSL.
 * I am currently using your great plugin on cheap shared hosting and it is working
   fine without SSL, for simulated transactions. However I have not tested all transaction
   types. Maybe some require SSL?
 * Also my hosting plan includes “shared” SSL. If SSL is needed, is “shared” SSL
   acceptable?
 * Could you please clarify? Thanks.
 * If this is on your site somewhere, please let me know, my excuses for not seeing
   it.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/paypal-ipn/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/paypal-ipn/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [angelleye](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angelleye/)
 * (@angelleye)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-required-5/#post-6611300)
 * While an SSL would be recommended, it is not required for any IPN transactions
   at all. IPN is something that happens after a transaction has occurred. It does
   not process any payment (unless you happen to have some sort of payment processing
   built into your IPN solution).
 * Processing refunds via PayPal’s API does not require an SSL. The only thing that
   would is if you process actual credit card payments using DoDirectPayment or 
   PayFlow APIs. Then you would need an SSL to encrypt that sensitive card data 
   that gets entered into the form on your site.
 * Again, though, IPN is for post-transaction processing and does not require an
   SSL at all.
 *  Thread Starter [wpfan1000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpfan1000/)
 * (@wpfan1000)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-required-5/#post-6611328)
 * Thanks 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [wpfan1000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpfan1000/)
 * (@wpfan1000)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-required-5/#post-6611333)
 * Hi, is there any info on your site about using SSL with this plugin?
 *  Plugin Contributor [angelleye](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angelleye/)
 * (@angelleye)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-required-5/#post-6611361)
 * No, you shouldn’t need to make any adjustments. The plugin works the same whether
   you’re running on http:// or https:// as long as your SSL certificate is installed
   and working correctly.
 *  Thread Starter [wpfan1000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpfan1000/)
 * (@wpfan1000)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-required-5/#post-6611456)
 * Thanks 🙂

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