Playing captivate 8 in iFrame

All -
I am working on something using a captivate 8 module and while it does have review questions in it, there will be no scoring functionality. The system we're using it on will require us to either open a new window to play it in or to send it through an iFrame.
I have the Module assets being severed from an https:// server, but for some reason, the iframe shows up but just shows the loading spiny thing and never loads.
Is there something unique to html 5 captivate that I need to account for in the iFrame?
Just curious as to why that wouldn't load.
Thanks in advance!!
jon

Hello Cozmicone,
For all browsers, desktop and mobile, for the latest Captivate 8 (subscription), I see a spinning loading icon whenever I attempt to place Captivate HTML5 output in an iframe.
Any advice or things to try would be appreciated!
-Douglas

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