885923 - Create mobile knowledge base article for mixed content blocking for Android

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(support.mozilla.org :: Mobile, task)

Description

[:Margaret Leibovic]

Bug 860581 is implementing mixed content blocking for Android, which includes a "Learn More" link. Right now, we're just linking to the kb article for desktop, but it would be good to have a mobile version of the article. The feature still needs some polish, so we probably want to hold off on screenshots for right now, but I wanted to make sure this bug was filed.

Comment 1

[Tanvi Vyas[:tanvi]]

We have a few pages that document the mixed content blocker for Desktop.

http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-does-content-isnt-secure-affect-my-safety

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Security/MixedContent

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Security/MixedContent/fix_website_with_mixed_content  


I've also written 3 blog posts.
https://blog.mozilla.org/tanvi/2013/04/10/mixed-content-blocking-enabled-in-firefox-23/

https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/05/16/mixed-content-blocking-in-firefox-aurora/

https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/06/27/mixed-content-blocker-hits-firefox-beta/

Feel free to copy any of this content if it is useful :)

Comment 2

[:Margaret Leibovic]

Nom'ing to track Fennec, in case this is something we decide we need to fix before shipping the mixed content blocking UI.

Comment 3

[Roland Tanglao needinfo please :rolandtanglao, :mohnkuchen, :adobo, :sinigang, :roland]

hi margaret, i thought this feature was going to ship in firefox 25 for android not 24. 

If it's 24 please let me know ASAP so we can arrange for the mobile SUMO KB article to be written for 24 (perhaps beta) OR
if it's 25 we have 6 weeks to wait for the you and the rest of the awesome devs to make this feature better before the SUMO community documents it.

Comment 4

[:Margaret Leibovic]

Yeah, it's still disabled on 24 and our roadmap does indicate that we're planning to ship it in 25. I talked to mfinkle about why this bug was marked as tracking-fennec for 24, and I think we're just trying to be liberal with the tracking in case this *might* ship in 24. However, I would wait until bug 885962 lands before documenting this.

Comment 5

[:Margaret Leibovic]

This should get pushed to track 25, not 24.

Roland, all the follow-ups I'm aware of have been fixed, so we're ready to start documenting this feature in the kb article.

If you're looking for some test pages to get screenshots, I like using Tanvi's test pages:
https://people.mozilla.com/~tvyas/mixedcontent.html
https://people.mozilla.com/~tvyas/mixedboth.html
https://people.mozilla.com/~tvyas/mixeddisplay.html

Comment 6

[Roland Tanglao needinfo please :rolandtanglao, :mohnkuchen, :adobo, :sinigang, :roland]

michael verdi, our splendid SUMO content editor,  is working on this article. michael as always ping me if you need any assitance

Comment 7

[Roland Tanglao needinfo please :rolandtanglao, :mohnkuchen, :adobo, :sinigang, :roland]

michael has been swept up in firefox os 1.1 stuff so i am taking this bug

Comment 8

[Roland Tanglao needinfo please :rolandtanglao, :mohnkuchen, :adobo, :sinigang, :roland]

:tanvi do you have pages like https://people.mozilla.org/~tyvas/mixedboth.html that show Firefox for Android screenshots instead of Firefox for Desktop screenshots?

Comment 9

[Tanvi Vyas[:tanvi]]

(In reply to Roland Tanglao :rolandtanglao from comment #8)
> :tanvi do you have pages like
> https://people.mozilla.org/~tyvas/mixedboth.html that show Firefox for
> Android screenshots instead of Firefox for Desktop screenshots?

Hi Roland,

I do not have any android screenshots.

Comment 10

[Roland Tanglao needinfo please :rolandtanglao, :mohnkuchen, :adobo, :sinigang, :roland]

work in progress, all comments and feedback welcome: 

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-does-insecure-content-affect-safety-android/history

Comment 11

[Roland Tanglao needinfo please :rolandtanglao, :mohnkuchen, :adobo, :sinigang, :roland]

after our 1:1, :verdi is going to finish this article, so assigning it to him! thanks michael

Comment 12

[Roland Tanglao needinfo please :rolandtanglao, :mohnkuchen, :adobo, :sinigang, :roland]

this article is now read for l10n, thanks Michael!

Comment 13

[Tanvi Vyas[:tanvi]]

In both the android and desktop articles, it says:
To reverse the previous action (re-block mixed content), just reload the page. 

Since changes made in the platform in FF 24, this is no longer true (see bug 902156).  For Firefox Desktop, to re-enable protection you need to do one of two things:
1) open a new tab and re-visit the page
2) navigate to another domain and then navigate to the original domain (by typing it into the address bar, not through the back button).

I've changed the desktop article to reflect this.

For android, I believe there is a "re-enable protection" button.  Here is a mock-up (not final product) from bug 860581: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=765151&action=edit

Hence, the android article should suggest people find and click that button (and perhaps add a screenshot of it).

Comment 14

[Tanvi Vyas[:tanvi]]

Also, can we add a section (to both the desktop and android mdn pages) that points developers to more information and/or details on how to fix their site:

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Security/MixedContent/fix_website_with_mixed_content

and 

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Security/MixedContent

Thanks!

Comment 15

[Roland Tanglao needinfo please :rolandtanglao, :mohnkuchen, :adobo, :sinigang, :roland]

we'll leave it as "open in a new tab" in android for now

and add "needs changes" to:
a) add those links
b) add a screenshot and a sentence about "Enable protection" on android