Detect PayFast
PayFast is a payments processing service for South Africans & South African websites.
Detection looks at dom selectors across 1 fingerprint rules among the site's public responses.
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Websites using PayFast
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Signal classes
PluginView evaluates public page signals in these classes when identifying PayFast. Individual fingerprint rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- DOM selectors
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known PayFast signature (1 rules) at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of PayFast, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that PayFast is still in place today.
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How to check a site for PayFast
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest PayFast signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses (dom selectors) and scores them against the PayFast signature set (1 rules).
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for PayFast on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting PayFast
- Can PluginView detect PayFast without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for PayFast — typically dom selectors. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is PayFast?
- PayFast is classified under Payment processors in the PluginView directory.
- How many fingerprint rules cover PayFast?
- This reference currently tracks 1 fingerprint rule across dom selectors. Individual rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
