SSL, which is short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol that encodes the data which clients submit on an Internet site. If they enter a username and a password on a login page or they buy services and products online and they type in their credit card information, the data shall be exchanged with the server in an encrypted form, hence an unauthorized third-party won't be able to see it. An SSL certificate will heighten the protection of your website and shall make it more inviting to clients, but besides the cost for the SSL, you must spend more money for a dedicated IP address, that is usually required for the SSL installation. In case you run a modest e-commerce portal and your budget is tight or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you could find much better use for the funds, you can avoid the additional expense by making use of our services given that our cloud hosting platform supports SSL certificates not just on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Web Hosting

A shared IP could be employed for any SSL certificate, no matter if you acquire it from our company or from a different vendor and regardless of the web hosting plan that you have on our end. If you obtain the SSL from us, you'll find this option on the certificate order page within your hosting CP where you can also make use of the 1-click automatic configuration option that we offer. If the latter is selected within the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you using the specially configured server shared IP, so once you order and approve the SSL, there will not be anything else to do on your end. You can save the funds you will otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP and the SSL will do the job in the same exact way, so any info which the site visitors submit will be encrypted. The one difference is that if you enter the shared IP address instead of your domain name in a web browser, the site will not show up.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can use a shared IP for an SSL acquired through us or through any other vendor with any one of our semi-dedicated servers. The setup is really easy and if you acquire the certificate from our company, you can also take full advantage of our SSL wizard where with only a few clicks you can choose the SSL to be installed automatically for the particular domain name or subdomain on the shared IP address that is configured to be employed for this particular purpose. This option will save you time and work given that you'll not need to do anything after you approve the SSL via email, not mentioning the cash you shall save for the IP address on a monthly basis. Your website shall be protected and any customer will feel certain that their info will be protected given that using a shared IP address does not influence the proper operation of the certificate and the only difference from using a dedicated one is that the IP address cannot be used as a URL to access your Internet site.