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Rocketrod
Rocketrod

Reputation: 21

Facebook secure URL for apps

Hello I'm very new to the app side of things.

I need to know (as it state from the 1st of OCT) that you need a secure URL for page apps. Does that mean you must have SSL running https:// or you can just use http://?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 79

Answers (1)

Shiva
Shiva

Reputation: 20935

Yes, I believe you have to get a SSL Certificate for your App Page.

From the Facebook Developer Blog - Keeping Users Safe:

As an app developer, you can help us by:

Acquiring an SSL Certificate. Contrary to some feedback we’ve heard, acquiring an SSL certificate is relatively inexpensive, and the ongoing cost of supporting SSL for most apps is low. The sooner your app supports HTTPS the more secure our platform will become. All Apps on Facebook (Canvas and Page Tabs) must support HTTPS by October 1.

Reviewing the Authentication guide and implement OAuth. This updated authentication guide walks you through the OAuth 2.0 flow and how to implement OAuth with CSRF protection. Our new OAuth flows provide a more secure and reliable way to obtain access_tokens than our legacy authentication flows. All apps must support the new OAuth flows by September 1.

Here's their Authentication Guide (also linked in their blog post).

Upvotes: 2

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