# Generate subscriber user names and passwords (/archive/paypal-payments-standard/integration-guide/user-names-passwords)



> **Warning:** This product is [deprecated](/archive/product-lifecycle) and should not be used for new integrations. Use [Payment Links and Buttons](/payment-links-buttons/overview) instead. For information about migrating, visit the [Upgrade Hub](https://developer.paypal.com/upgrade/wps/guide/).

Use PayPal Subscriptions Password Management to automatically generate user names and passwords for subscribers. Subscribers can then log in on your website and access members-only content.

> **Note:** **Note:** To use this feature, you must first enable Instant Payment Notification (IPN) and, if it is enabled, you must disable Auto-Return in your Profile. IPN requires advanced programming skills. It also requires writing or editing a Perl script and placing it on your website server. For more information about Instant Payment Notification, see the [Instant Payment Notification Guide](/api/nvp-soap/ipn/IPNIntro/).

## How subscriptions password management works [#how-subscriptions-password-management-works]

After a subscriber signs up on your website, PayPal generates a user name and initial password. Subscribers can view their user name and initial password from:

* The PayPal payment confirmation page

* The PayPal confirmation email

* Their PayPal account Profile

Your website receives new subscription messages through Instant Payment Notification, which requires advanced programming skills to implement.

Your website receives new subscription messages through Instant Payment Notification, which requires advanced programming skills to implement.

## Download the subscriptions password management Perl script [#download-the-subscriptions-password-management-perl-script]

PayPal provides a Perl script to help automate access to members-only content for new subscribers. Your website must use "Basic Authentication" with an Apache web server that runs on Linux.

PayPal provides a Perl script to help automate access to members-only content for new subscribers. Your website must use "Basic Authentication" with an Apache web server that runs on Linux.

The Perl script interacts with Instant Payment Notification to automatically activate and deactivate subscriber accounts on your website.

1. Log in to your PayPal Business account at [www.paypal.com](https://www.paypal.com).

2. Select **Tools > All Tools** at the top of the page.

3. Locate and click **Recurring Payments** on the Tools page.

   The Recurring payments dashboard page opens.

4. Under **Related items**, click **Create a Subscription button**.

   The Create PayPal payment button page opens with the Subscriptions button type selected.

5. In the Notes, click the **IPN and server modifications required** link.

   The Subscriptions Password Management information page opens in a new window.

6. Scroll to and click **Download the Perl script**.

   The User Agreement page opens.

7. Read the PayPal software license agreement, and then click **I agree**. You must click agree to download the script.

   The Subscriptions Download page opens.

8. Click **Download Manual** to download the [PayPal Password Management Installation Guide](https://www.paypalobjects.com/webstatic/en_US/developer/docs/pdf/PP_LRD_passwordMgmtInstGD.pdf) in PDF format.

9. Click **Download Script** to download a tar file with the Perl script and a copy of the license agreement.

## Configure Subscribe Buttons to generate usernames and passwords [#configure-subscribe-buttons-to-generate-usernames-and-passwords]

Do one of following to add Subscribe buttons to your website that generate usernames and passwords automatically for subscribers:

* Specify that you want PayPal to generate usernames and passwords when you create Subscribe buttons by using the creation tool on the PayPal website.

* Specify that you want PayPal to reattempt failed recurring payments in the HTML button code that you write manually. See [Sample HTML Code for a Subscribe Button with Password Management](/archive/paypal-payments-standard/integration-guide/html-example-subscribe#password-management).