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Security Information error in Internet Explorer (Flash)

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Security Information error in Internet Explorer

PROBLEM:
I am using flash in my website as part of my template. Firefox works just fine. However, when users go to checkout using Internet Explorer they are presented with the following Security Information error message:

"This page contains both secure and nonsecure items. Do you want to display the nonsecure items?"
---"Yes / No / More Info"

Clicking either Yes or No will still display the content correctly.


SOLUTION:
The CODEBASE attribute of the OBJECT tag points to the Macromedia Flash Player ActiveX Control download on Macromedia's web site. Internet Explorer will display this dialog box only if the web site is hosted on an https:// server, and the url in the CODEBASE tag points to Macromedia's standard http:// server. The reason why Firefox does not display this message is because Firefox doesn't use the OBJECT tag, but does use the EMBED tag.

Developers should modify the OBJECT tag to point to the secure Macromedia Flash Player ActiveX Control location (by adding "s" to the end of "http". The rest of the URL remains the same):

e.g. codebase="https://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0"

Modifying the codebase attribute will prevent end users from being confused by the Security Information dialog box.


Please see this page for a more detailed description of the problem and solution:
http://www.adobe.com/go/tn_16588

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