Why does the message "Security Warning: The current Web page is trying to open a site on your intranet" appear?

Article Id: 168687
Status: Published
Updated On: 03-10-2017 21:56
Legacy Id: TECH245372
Products:
ProxySG Software - SGOS
Issue/Introduction:

Sometimes when using Internet Explorer in a transparent deployment of a ProxySG appliance, a Security Warning dialog might appear:

IE Security Warning


 
 

Cause:

This dialog appears in transparent deployment when the ProxySG appliance redirects the traffic for authentication, but the redirection is to a single hostname.



 

Resolution:

To stop the Security Warning from appearing, change the zone settings for Internet Explorer.

  1. Open Internet Explorer and click Tools > Internet Options > Security.
  2. Select Local Intranet.
  3. Click Custom level...
Shows the Internet Options and highlights the icons to select in steps one and two.
  1. Scroll down until you find Websites in less privileged web content zone can navigate into this zone and set this setting to Enable.
  2. Click OK and close the settings and browser.
Shows the Security Settings and highlights the radial button to select in step four.