title: Options for Google Maps over SSL
body: <p>We recently discovered that the Google Maps API does not play nicely with SSL.  Fair enough, but what are some options for overcoming this that others have used effectively?</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p><a href="http://code.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=65301&amp;topic=10945" rel="noreferrer">Will the Maps API work over SSL (HTTPS)?</a></p>
    
    <p>At this time, the Maps API is not
    available over a secure (SSL)
    connection. If you are running the
    Maps API on a secure site, the browser
    may warn the user about non-secure
    objects on the screen.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>We have considered the following options</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Splitting the page so that credit card collection (the requirement for SSL) is not on the same page as the Google Map.</li>
  <li>Switching to another map provider, such as Virtual Earth.  Rumor has it that they support SSL.</li>
  <li>Playing tricks with IFRAMEs.  Sounds kludgy.</li>
  <li>Proxying the calls to Google.  Sounds like a lot of overhead.</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Are there other options, or does anyone have insight into the options that we have considered?</p>