What does it mean when I have both secure and non-secure (mixed) content?

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What does it mean when I have both secure and non-secure (mixed) content?

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Secure and non-secure content, or mixed content, means that a webpage is trying to display elements using both secure (HTTPS/SSL) and non-secure (HTTP) web server connections. This often happens with online stores or financial sites that display images, banners, or scripts that are coming from a server that is not secured.
The risk of displaying mixed content is that a non-secure webpage or script might be able to access information from the secure content.

 Internet Explorer uses an encrypted protocol called Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to access secure webpages.
These pages use the prefix HTTPS, while regular webpages use HTTP.

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