In this Guide: LinkPoint API - Getting Started
Summary
This QuickGuide will step you through the process of creating and uploading the .PEM file used for the LinkPoint API payment gateway.
Obtaining your .PEM File Information
The owner of the merchant account will receive a welcome email when the account is opened. At the bottom of the welcome email is the .PEM file information. If you have misplaced this email you will need to contact your merchant account provider or LinkPoint to resend.
Creating your .PEM File
The digital certificate information for your account is located at the bottom of the welcome email. This needs to be
saved as a file on your site with a .PEM extension.
To create the .PEM file to upload to your site:
- Open your welcome email and locate the section with the digital certificate information.
- Copy all text beginning with the line:
-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
Through and including the line:-----END CERTIFICATE----- - Open NotePad (or some other text editor) and paste in the text you just copied.
- Save this file with a .PEM extension. The filename can be anything that you will remember.
Note: Be sure to remember the location where you saved the .PEM file on your computer, you will need to upload this file to your site. The .PEM file is a type of security certificate, authorizing that your site can connect to the LinkPoint gateway for processing, so keep this file in a secure location on your computer (i.e. not on the Desktop).
Uploading the .PEM File to your Site
Once the .PEM file is created you need to upload it to your site in order to use the LinkPoint API gateway.
To upload the .PEM file:
- Log in to your Admin Panel.
- Navigate to Checkout >> Online Payment Manager.
- Select LinkPoint API from the Payment Gateway drop down box and click Edit.
- Scroll down to the section titled “Upload Your .PEM File Here” and click Browse.
- Select your .PEM file, click Open, and then click Upload.
