Do the recent API web tools changes to USPS effect zen cart stores?

[keepitreal]

Hi,

I received this email (below) from USPS regarding their recent changes to the API web tools.

my question and concern is how do I know if this effects my zen cart store?
and if so, in what way?

Please and help is appreciated!!


this is the email:

As a registered user of Web Tools APIs, we are informing you that USPS Web Tools is implementing an SSL that requires altering your code by January 31, 2007, in order to continue using the Web Tools APIs listed in this notice. After this date you will communicate via https:// instead of http:// for a total of 46 USPS Web Tools APIs. This also requires that you to change the Web Tools server from production.shippingapis.com to secure.shippingapis.com.

After January 31, 2007, the http:// instances of impacted APIs will not be accessible.

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

USPS has implemented these changes to ensure secure transmission of personally identifiable information. Technical user guides available at http://www.usps.com/webtools/technical.htm have been updated with the correct 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

Again, the implementation of SSL in Web Tools requires that 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.

Please alter your software to accommodate these changes as soon as possible.

If you have any concerns or technical inquiries, please contact the USPS Internet Customer Care Center via email at [email protected] or phone at 1-800-344-7779.

[Merlinpa1969]

this has been discussed months ago

NO ZC will NOT be affected

[DrByte]

Merlin's correct.

The rate-quote tool is not affected
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38273