As more and more browsers adopt stringent checks around preventing insecure content served up on secure sites, there is impact on the use of ad networks which in many cases don't support the secure content.What are some options that exist to continue to leverage the HTTP based ads in a secure site? Note that I am aware of HTTPS ad network providers, but would still like to explore workarounds allowing the use of HTTP (insecure) ad providers.I see through this question that proxying the requests through an SSL landing page could be an option. Does anyone have experience doing that or more information on this technique?What other things have people been doing in this context?Regards.
Using HTTP (insecure) ad providers on HTTPS (secure) site
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I would think that using information served over HTTP on a HTTPS page would defeat some of the purpose of using HTTPS in the first place. HTTPS is meant to be more secure than HTTP, but once you start using HTTP on an HTTPS page you are only as secure as your weakest link, HTTP.You said you were aware of HTTPS advertising networks, that is probably your safest bet. If you do try a proxy solution you should make sure you read the Terms of Service, some advertising networks are strict about how you use their code/service.