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SIMID-1.0-simid-url-https

<InteractiveCreativeFile apiFramework="SIMID"> URL must use HTTPS

ErrorLinearIAB SIMID 1.0 §3.1

SIMID creatives are loaded into a sandboxed cross-origin iframe by the video player. An HTTP URL will be blocked by mixed-content policies in all modern browsers and CTV web views. SIMID is built with security as a core tenet (§3 intro: "built with strong security from the ground up") — an HTTP URL will result in a blank interactive layer with no error surfaced to the player.

SIMID creatives are loaded into a sandboxed cross-origin iframe by the video player. An HTTP URL will be blocked by mixed-content policies in all modern browsers and CTV web views. SIMID is built with security as a core tenet (§3 intro: "built with strong security from the ground up") — an HTTP URL will result in a blank interactive layer with no error surfaced to the player.

How to fix

Change the SIMID creative URL to HTTPS. Ensure your ad server and CDN serve the creative over TLS.

Invalid

<InteractiveCreativeFile type="text/html" apiFramework="SIMID">
  <![CDATA[http://example.com/creative.html]]>
</InteractiveCreativeFile>

Valid

<InteractiveCreativeFile type="text/html" apiFramework="SIMID">
  <![CDATA[https://example.com/creative.html]]>
</InteractiveCreativeFile>
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