Secure Lock Indicator May Not Appear on the Status Bar

ID: Q154621

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 4.01, 5 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 4.01, 5 for Windows NT 5.0
• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02a, 4.0, 4.01, 5 for Windows 3.1
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
• Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When you select a hypertext link to a Web page with a secure Uniform Resource Locator (URL) (HTTPS://), the status bar may not display the Secure Lock indicator.

CAUSE

The secure Web page is being viewed inside a frame.

RESOLUTION

To determine the security of a Web page within a frame, use the right mouse button to click inside the frame, click Properties on the menu that appears, and then click the Security Tab.

If the Web page is on a secure server, the security information for the specific site should be displayed in the Certificate information box.

If the Web page is not secure, the Certificate information box should contain the following statement:

   This type of document does not have a security certificate.

MORE INFORMATION

The Secure Lock indicator is displayed only if the original HTML document that referenced the Frameset is located on a secure site.

When you enter a secure Web site, Internet Explorer displays a prompt asking if you want to view the page over a secure connection. This prompt is enabled by default, but may have been disabled. To enable this option, perform the following procedure:

1. On the View (or Tools) menu, click Options (or Internet Options).

2. In Internet Explorer 3.x, click the Advanced tab, an click the "Warn if

   changing between secure and unsecure mode" check box to select it under
   Page, and then click OK.

   In Internet Explorer 4.0 or 4.01, click the Advanced tab, click the
   "Warn if changing between secure and not secure mode" check box to
   select it under Security, and then click OK.

Keywords          : msiew95 msiew31 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: March 20, 1999