SSL does not work with frames

I have a frames based page (top and main), where the top frame contains my main
navigation menus, as well as the "View Cart" button. This button is linked to
a HTTPS page that displays the cart information. This page loads onto the
bottom frame. However, when the user clicks on the link, it does not display
the SSL icon on the bottom of the browser. If I have the button linked to open
a new browser window (without frames), then the icon appears.

Is there a general problem with using SSL with frames?

Is there a general problem with using SSL with frames?

Nope. What the issue is- is that ALL the content in the browser window has
be https, or the browser won't show the secure icon.

I'm guessing you have a http frameset, and clicking the link opens a https
file in One of it's frames??

The frameset file, the contents of all the frames, and all images and stuff
in them have to https. Or-simplify it for the order process, and link to a
single non-framed https page, with minimal navigation out. Simple is better,
because all content sent with https is encoded, making the file size larger,
then decoded in the browser. Image heavy designs can take a while to render.
(AND- have any navigation on the https page that goes back to the regular
site use full http:// paths, so the user doesn't wind up browsing around
regular parts of the site using the slower https protocol.

OK, how do I specify a page to be loaded with no frames, without it having it open a new window? Then how do I have the user navigate back to the frameset pages?

Nope. What the issue is- is that ALL the content in the browser window has
be https, or the browser won't show the secure icon.

And some browsers will display a popup message telling the user the site is
not secure. This would make many visitors that wouldn't even think about
checking the secure icon flee your site asap.

OK, how do I specify a page to be loaded with no frames

Why are you building this site with frames in the first place?

OK, how do I specify a page to be loaded with no frames, without it having it
open a new window?

use the target attribute of _top
<a href="https://example.com/orderpage.html" target="_top">



Then how do I have the user navigate back to the frameset

pages?

link to the desired frameset, using an absolute path so they are http
instead of https

Actually, _parent is better, as I recall.

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"Alan" <dont_mail_me_period (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

OK, how do I specify a page to be loaded with no frames, without it
having it
open a new window?

use the target attribute of _top
a href="https://example.com/orderpage.html" target="_top"



Then how do I have the user navigate back to the frameset
pages?

link to the desired frameset, using an absolute path so they are http
instead of https

On Wed, 6 Sep 2006 12:43:01 -0400, "Murray *ACE*"
<forums (AT) HAHAgreat-web-sights (DOT) com> wrote:

Actually, _parent is better, as I recall.

Actually, I think _top is better if you want to make sure it gets loaded
without frames. In a nested frameset, _parent may not point to the same
place.

Gary