Non-SSL Requests are Made When Using Maps

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Non-SSL Requests are Made When Using Maps

Published: 26 Jul 2019
Last Modified Date: 07 Sep 2020

Issue

When using maps in Tableau Desktop, one of the files needed for the functionality is requested from the mapping servers using an unsecured request.

Environment

Tableau Desktop 2019.2.0

Resolution

Upgrade to Tableau Desktop 2019.3.1 or later

or in the meantime there is a workaround:

Add the port specification ":443" to the end of https://mapsconfig.tableau.com in the .tms file, for example:

<connection class="MapboxVector" data-url="v4" offline="" params-url="https://mapsconfig.tableau.com:443/v1/config.json" port="443" server="https://api.mapbox.com" url="styles/v1"/>

This file can be found in Documents\My Tableau Repository\Mapsources.

Cause

This is a known issue what is fixed in a recent version of Tableau Desktop.

Additional Information

According to the internet access requirements documentation, all Mapping communication is supposed to be made with SSL, For more information, see Internet Access Requirements.

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