In a significant update dated September 11, 2014, the Ionic team announced that their content delivery network (CDN), which had become heavily trafficked due to the popularity of Ionicons, now supports HTTPS in collaboration with MaxCDN. This change addresses security concerns by allowing Ionicons and other Ionic resources to be loaded securely on pages using HTTPS, such as checkout pages, without encountering any issues or being blocked. Users are encouraged to utilize protocol-relative URLs to ensure HTTPS is used only when necessary, enhancing compatibility and security across various platforms, including Codepen. The update also suggests using local copies of the framework’s files for Cordova/Phonegap hybrid apps while reserving the CDN for archived versions and online demonstrations.