SSL certificate for Facebook
Facebook is a wide social network which serves mainly for communication between users, data sharing, relationships and fun. With its 800million users, it is the largest social network in the world. It enables you to create your own applications, websites and e-shops. If you use these functions, you have had to use a secured HTTPS connection for every external source since 2011 and have a Facebook certificate since 2011.
Why do I need a Facebook certificate?
Since 1 October 2011, Facebook has required a trustworthy SSL certificate for every external site and application. The reason for the change, according to the operator, is the effort to achieve a better security of user data andreduce the amount of hacked account passwords.
An SSL certificate is also necessary if you are a business person and have your own Facebook Business page loading external content.
All links on the page must be adapted and use the secured SSL protocol (https:// instead of http:// ).
The changes apply for all Facebook applications and the following Facebook website parts:
- Landing Pages
- Facebook e-shops
- Facebook competitions
- Any applications and websites which, after loading the content, use IFRAME
What SSL certificate for Facebook should I choose?
If you want to secure your Facebook applications quickly and cheaply, we recommend you to use RapidSSL SSL certificate for the best price on the market.
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