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Firefox automatically blocks insecure or mixed content from secure web pages. We'll explain what that means and what options you have.

{for not fx23} [[T:ApplyToFx|channel=Release]] {/for} When you visit a webpage that contains insecure content, Firefox blocks that content and displays the sheild icon in the address bar. We'll explain what is mixed content, why Firefox blocks it and what options you have. {for not fx29} ;[[Image:Mixed Content Blocking]] {/for} {for =fx29,=fx30,=fx31,=fx32,=fx33} ;[[Image:Insecure1 29 - Win]] {/for} {for fx34} {for win,mac} ;[[Image:Insecure1 34 - Win]] {/for} {for linux}[[Image:Insecure1 39 - Lin en]]{/for} {/for} [[Template:aboutmixedcontent]] = What options do I have? = '''Most websites will continue to work normally without any action on your part.''' If you need to allow the mixed content to be loaded, displayed or executed, you can do that easily: *{for not fx34}Click the '''shield icon''' [[Image:Mixed Content Shield]] in the address bar and choose '''Disable Protection on This Page''' from the dropdown menu.{/for}{for fx34}Click the '''shield icon''' [[Image:Mixed Content Shield]] in the address bar, click {button Options} and choose {menu Disable protection for now}.{/for} {for not fx29} ;[[Image:Disable protection]] {/for} {for =fx29,=fx30,=fx31,=fx32,=fx33} ;[[Image:Insecure2 29 - Win]] {/for} {for fx34} {for win,mac} ;[[Image:Insecure2 34 - Win]] {/for} {for linux}[[Image:Insecure2 39 - Lin en]]{/for} {/for} *The icon in the address bar will change to an orange warning triangle [[Image:Warning Identity Icon]] to remind you that insecure content is being displayed. {for not fx34}To revert the previous action (re-block mixed content), re-visit the page in a new tab.{/for} {for fx34} When insecure content is being displayed, the shield icon has a red strike-through. To re-block mixed content, click the shield icon again, click {button Options} and choose {menu Enable protection}. {for win,mac} ;[[Image:Insecure3 34 - Win]] {/for} {for linux}[[Image:Insecure3 39 - Lin en]]{/for} The content will also be re-blocked automatically when you go to another website in the current tab and then go back or re-visit the website in a new tab. {/for} {for not fx26} = The icon is a gray globe despite blocking enabled = Only the potentially harmful part of HTTP content is blocked so some websites may still have some HTTP content (such as images, video or audio). In that case, the connection between Firefox and the website is still partially encrypted and should not be considered safe against eavesdropping, hence the gray globe icon. {/for} {for fx26} = The icon is a gray triangle = {for win,mac} ;[[Image:Mixed passive content]] {/for} {for linux}[[Image:Mixed passive content fx39 Linux en]]{/for} Only the potentially harmful part of HTTP content is blocked so some websites may still have some HTTP content (such as images, video or audio). In that case, the connection between Firefox and the website is still partially encrypted and should not be considered safe against eavesdropping, hence the [[How do I tell if my connection to a website is secure?#w_gray-warning-triangle|gray triangle icon]]. {/for}