What is this Facebook SSL thing about?

According to an official Facebook announcement starting October 1, 2011, all Facebook Apps and Fan Pages must be hosted on a secured server in order to ensure protection of user information.

Securing your Apps and Fan Page is easy with our SSL certificates and we will help you to get started! You can use our SSL certificate on any server where your Facebook Apps and Fan Pages are hosted.

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Six Steps to Set up Your SSL Certificate

Below, we provide you with a guide that contains all necessary steps to get you started.

1. Purchase SSL Certificate of your choice

• See Domain Validation SSL Certificates, if you are looking for the simplest and cheapest SSL certificate
• See Wildcard SSL Certificates, if you are looking to secure multiple subdomains within one upper level domain with one cert
• See Organization Validation SSL Certificate, if you need high level of assurance. You will need to supply your organization documents.
• See Extended Validation SSL Certificate, if you are seeking highest security and assurance levels. You will need to supply your organization documents and 3^rd party legal opinion letter.

2. Get Dedicated IP Address

Please contact your hosting provider in order to obtain a Dedicated IP Address.

3. Request CSR Code

Please contact your hosting provider in order to obtain a CSR code, which is necessary for activation of your SSL Certificate. See detailed instructions here.

You will need to provide the following details to get a CSR:

• Host for which the Certificate will be issued*
• Country (2 letter abbreviation)
• State
• City 
• Company Name
• Company Division
• Email
• Password

4. Activate Your Certificate

• Login to your CheapSSls.com account here
• Go to My SSL Certificates menu
• Click on “Activate Now” link next to certificate that you want to use
• Follow the outlined steps

5. Approve Issuance of Certificate

Shortly after you finish activation process you will receive an approval email message. This message will contain a confirmation link. Once the link is clicked, the issuance process is finished and your Certificate will be sent to your administrative email address. 

In case you don’t receive such email in 4 hours – pelase feel free to contact support team 24x7 in live chat or via a ticket.

6. Contact Your Hosting Provider to Install Your Certificate

Once your certificate is issued, get back to your hosting provider and request the installation of the certificate on your server.

Five steps to secure your Facebook App or Fan Page

1. Head to the Facebook Developer App

2. Select the Facebook App that you setup for your Facebook Fan Page

3. Click on Edit Settings

4. Update the Secure Canvas URL and the Secure Page Tab URL with the new Secure address

Canvas URL and Secure Canvas URL refer to the location on your server where you are storing your application files (e.g., https://yoursite.com/fanpage/)

Page Tab URL and Secure Page Tab URL refer to the location on your server where you are storing your index file (e.g., https://yoursite.com/fanpage/index.html)

5. Click Save Changes

Disclaimer: 

* Due to restrictions of various Certificate Authorities it is not recommended to issue SSL Certificates for domain names containing the word ‘Facebook’. Such Certificates are likely to be placed for additional validation checks or even rejected.