Why do external ESS links fail in IE?

[hazekamp]

When I try to navigate to an external link (iframe) such as Virus Bulletin in ESS using Internet Explorer, I get the following error:

"Navigation to the webpage was canceled"

[hazekamp · Accepted solution]

Internet Explorer displays an error ("Navigation to the webpage was canceled") when external links under the Resources -> Threat Intelligence menu are opened. This is due to Internet Explorer's security-zone settings which prevent the views from displaying due to security controls.

[gkanapathy]

You might be able to change this by modifying the zone security settings in IE, and moving the Splunk web server URL to a more trusted zone.