Buyer Authentication Audit

This page is available only if you have signed up for Buyer Authentication Services.

Buyer Authentication Audit report enables you to view authentication results. Because you are charged only for buyer authentication transactions for which the cardholder is enrolled, this report can help you to understand your PayPal Buyer Authentication bill. In addition, you can use this report to troubleshoot Buyer Authentication.

Performing a Buyer Authentication Audit

To access the Buyer Authentication Audit page, navigate to Reports -> Fraud Protection -> Buyer Authentication Audit.

  1. PayPal Manager enables you to save commonly used reports as templates. This enables you to run the saved reports without having to specify the settings each time.

If you want to save this report as a template so that you can use it again, enter a name for this report template in the Save Template As field. If this is a template you are editing, then the name specified earlier will appear here.

  1. Specify a Date Range for the report.

  2. Specify the Time Zone for your search time.

  3. Select a View from the following options:

  4. Specify the Card Type to include in the report: MasterCard and/or Visa.

  5. In the Sort by field, specify that the results should be ordered by Authentication ID or by Transaction Time. Then specify either an Ascending or a Descending order.

  6. For Transaction Mode, specify whether to display Live or Test transactions. When creating saved templates, the transaction mode is always Live. For scheduled templates, the transaction mode can be Live or Test.

  7. If you want to download your search results, click on the radio box next to Download Report, and select a Format from the drop-down menu. You have the following options:

  8. To generate the report, you have the following options: