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Users who can gain access to any portion of the PayTrace Virtual Terminal through the Internet. These users' passwords will expire every 90 days and need to be updated after they expire. Web User login credentials will work for accessing the API also.
: Creating a Web User Profile :
API User
API Users are distinctly different from Web Users. The API user passwords do not expire. API User credentials will allow access only for a 3rd party software solution to communicate with the API. PLEASE NOTE: API User credentials will not allow access to the Virtual Terminal. This approach is consistent with PCI DSS security compliance requirements.
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