Microsoft Silverlight restricts cross-zone, cross-domain, and cross-scheme URL access for security reasons. The following table summarizes these rules:
|
|
Downloader object |
Media, images, ASX |
XAML files, Font files |
Streaming media |
|
Allowed schemes |
HTTP, HTTPS |
HTTP, HTTPS, FILE |
HTTP, HTTPS, FILE |
HTTP |
|
Cross-scheme access |
No |
No |
No |
Not from HTTPS |
|
Cross-Web domain access |
No |
If not HTTPS |
No |
Yes |
|
Cross-zone access (Windows) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Cross-zone access (Macintosh) |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Redirection allowed |
Same domain (Firefox/Safari only) |
Same domain |
Same domain |
No |
For more detailed information on Silverlight HTTPS support, visit the Silverlight URL Access Policy on MSDN, which is located at https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb820909.aspx.
