I went to a website today that, though served with https, came with a “mixed content” warning. You can tell by a yellow “alert” triangle on the padlock to the left of the address bar.<\/p>\n
\nI wondered how a site delivered with https could have mixed content so clicked the “learn more” link which brought me to support.mozilla.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n \nApparently passive content – which means, as I understand it, display only – may be delivered non-https even on a website that is delivered via https. I would guess that’s because although the page itself comes from a secure site, other content (possibly ads, etc) is also linking into it from elsewhere, possibly from unsecure connection.<\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC. \n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about internet surfing: the tutor mentions mixed content. I went to a website today that, though served with https, came with a “mixed content” warning. You can tell by a yellow “alert” triangle on the padlock to the left …<\/p>\n