Hi, reading through the recent posts about user_signature=False/True I have a better understanding of digitally signed signatures and why they are important for security.
I think this answers my question. Thanks! On Tuesday, September 4, 2012 6:08:56 PM UTC-5, greaneym wrote: > > Hello, > > I would like to test the google_checkout_plugin and need some help, please. > This are the names of the plugin I downloaded: > > web2py.plugin.google_checkout.w2p and web2py.app.PosOnlineStore.w2p > > Does this first plugin provide the functionality (of what is described > in the Google developer documentation) of the XML API, which requires a > "digital signature" and has > integration with the user's database? > > or does the plugin have functionality of the HTML API, with no > dig.signature and which requires the user > to login to an account on google checkout and look at what purchases > have been made? > > I have a sandbox account and am trying to test but get errors. > > With the plugin installed and testing on the pos appliance/plugin, > I am not able to get to the google checkout sandbox. Do I need some type > of digital signature? > > Here is the button info that I think google wants people to use: > > Here are the contents of my pos/default/index.html file, where I have > substituted > numbers necessary. > > <--pos index info-snip---> > > <img src="{{=URL('plugin_google_checkout','button', vars=dict(next=' > https://checkout.google.com/buttons/buy.gif?merchant_id=digits_of_mysandbox_acctnumber&w=117&h=48&style=white&variant=text&loc=en_US'))}}" > > /> > > <form method="POST" > action=" > https://sandbox.google.com/checkout/api/checkout/v2/checkout/Merchant/mysandboxacctnumber > "> > > <input type="hidden" name="cart" value="stringnameofmycart"> > <input type="hidden" name="signature" value="REPLACE_WITH_SIGNATURE"> > > <!-- Button code --> > <input type="image" name="Google Checkout" > alt="Fast checkout through Google" > src=" > http://sandbox.google.com/checkout/buttons/checkout.gif?merchant_id=mysandboxdigitsacctnumber&w=180&h=46&style=white&variant=text&loc=en_US > " > height="46" > width="180"> > </form> > > I do not see the image of the button, but I see the text "google fast > checkout" and when I click on that I got a 503 error. > I've made sure that any long lines are continuous and not interrupted by > spaces or carriage returns. > > I appreciate any help. > > Thank you, > Margaret > > --