USPS E-mail notice - affects Zen Cart?

**JLA** · 3 Oct 2006, 04:42 PM

We received this e-mail notice today from USPS. Just wondering if there is anything that affects the USPS Zen Module

October 3, 2006

Dear USPS Web Tools Customer,

Subject: FOURTH NOTICE - Important – Action Required! Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Implemented for Web Tool APIs

This is the fourth notice sent regarding the SSL Implementation for Web Tools APIs. If you wish to continue using the APIs listed below, you must alter your code by January 31, 2007. You will be required to communicate via https://, instead of http://, for a total of 46 USPS Web Tools APIs. This change will also require you to change the Web Tools server called from production.shippingapis.com to secure.shippingapis.com.

After January 31, 2007, the http:// instances of impacted APIs shall no longer be accessible.

Please be advised the list of APIs impacted, as detailed in table below, are currently accessible under SSL and therefore you can begin calling these new instances immediately. Your User ID and the API names are the same.

The USPS has implemented such changes to secure your personally-identifiable information (PII) data transmitted over the Internet. Technical user guides available via: http://www.usps.com/webtools/technical.htm have been updated and denote proper URL prefixes.

Impacted APIs:

API
Name

CarrierPickupAvailability
Carrier Pickup Availability

CarrierPickupCancel
Carrier Pickup Cancel

CarrierPickupChange
Carrier Pickup Change

CarrierPickupInquiry
Carrier Pickup Inquiry

CarrierPickupSchedule
Carrier Pickup Schedule

Courtesy
Courtesy Reply Mail Label

CustomsCN22
International Customs Form CN 22

CustomsCN22Certify
International Customs Form CN 22 Certification

CustomsCN22V2
International Customs Form CN 22 V2

CustomsCN22V2Certify
International Customs Form CN 22 V2 Certification

CustomsCP72V2
International Customs Form CP72 V2

CustomsCP72V2Certify
International Customs Form CP72 V2 Certification

CustomsCP72V3
International Customs Form CP72 V3

CustomsCP72V3Certify
International Customs Form CP72 V3 Certification/Test

DelivConfirmCertify
Delivery Confirmation Certification

DelivConfirmCertifyV3
Delivery Confirmation Certification V3.0

DelivConfirmPICCertify
Delivery Confirmation Barcode Only Certification

DelivConfirmPICCertifyV3
Delivery Confirmation PIC Certification V3.0

DeliveryConfirmationPICV2
Delivery Confirmation Barcode Only V2.0

DeliveryConfirmationPICV3
Delivery Confirmation Barcode Only V3.0

DeliveryConfirmationV2
Delivery Confirmation V2.0

DeliveryConfirmationV3
Delivery Confirmation V3.0

EMR_DC_ProductionV2
EMR with Delivery Confirmation V2.0

EMR_DC_ProductionV3
EMR with Delivery Confirmation V3.0

ExpressMailLabel
Express Mail Label

ExpressMailLabelCertify
Express Mail Label Certification

GlobalExpressMailLabelV2
Global Express Mail V2

GlobalExpressMailLabelV2Certify
Global Express Mail V2 Certification

GlobalLabelAirmail
Global Label Airmail

GlobalLabelAirmailCertify
Global Label Airmail Certification

GlobalLabelExpress
Global Label Express

GlobalLabelExpressCertify
Global Label Express Certification

GlobalLabelPriority
Global Label Priority

GlobalLabelPriorityCertify
Global Label Priority Certification

MerchandiseReturnV2
Merchandise Return V2.0

MerchandiseReturnV3
Merchandise Return V3.0

MerchReturnCertify
EMR with Delivery Confirmation Certification

MerchReturnCertifyV3
EMR with Delivery Confirmation Certification V3.0

SignatureConfirmation
Signature Confirmation

SignatureConfirmationCertify
Signature Confirmation Certify

SignatureConfirmationCertifyV3
Signature Confirmation Certify V3.0

SignatureConfirmationPIC
Signature Confirmation Barcode Only

SignatureConfirmationPICCertify
Signature Confirmation PIC Certify

SignatureConfirmationPICCertifyV3
Signature Confirmation Certify Barcode Only V3.0

SignatureConfirmationPICV3
Signature Confirmation Barcode Only V3.0

SignatureConfirmationV3
Signature Confirmation V3.0

In summary, the implementation of SSL in Web Tools will require you to alter your code for aforementioned APIs to call URL:

- https://secure.shippingapis.com, instead of http://production.shippingapis.com

Please note that the XML schema will not change as a result of this effort.

You are strongly encouraged to alter your software to accommodate these changes as soon as possible.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding as these changes are implemented. If you have any additional concerns or technical inquiries, please contact the USPS Internet Customer Care Center via email at icustomercare AT usps DOT com or phone at 1-800-344-7779.

Thank you,

Patti Mason

Manager, USPS.com