If you'd like to protect the data that visitors submit on your website, you'll need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and that's a protocol used to encode any information exchanged between an Internet site and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized individual intercepts any info, they will not be able to read or use it in any way. The current level of encryption makes it pretty much impossible to decrypt the actual content, and so if you have a login form of some sort or you offer goods and services online and clients submit credit card info, using an SSL certificate shall be an assurance that the information is protected. Usually a dedicated IP address is required to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your Internet site. The additional expense may matter if you run a small online shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity that doesn't generate a big revenue, so to save you the funds, our cloud web hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.

Shared SSL IP in Web Hosting

You'll be able to use this option with all of our web hosting packages and with any SSL certificate issued from any retailer. When you choose to work with an SSL from our company, everything shall be arrange automatically and you won't need to do anything after you purchase and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will permit you to select a shared IP to be used and the SSL to be installed by our system, so using this feature requires a maximum of 2 additional mouse clicks after you fill the necessary info for the certificate. The proper functioning of the SSL won't be impacted in any way and any data which site visitors submit on your website shall be encrypted and protected in the same exact way. The only difference from using a dedicated address is that http:// shall not open your website, but it is unlikely that anybody will ever seek to access it this way instead of entering your domain name within the world-wide web browser URL bar.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

The shared IP address option is available with all semi-dedicated servers and the setup takes just 2 clicks inside the hosting Control Panel regardless if you buy an SSL through our company or from a third-party provider. There will not be any difference with regards to how the certificate operates or encrypts the info which your site visitors submit, so your site will be protected without having to spend the additional funds for a dedicated IP address. The only thing which will be different is that https://the-shared-IP will not open your site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is unlikely that anyone shall ever try to access your website in this way instead of entering your domain name. Additionally we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs obtained through our company and if you select it and you decide to use a shared IP address as opposed to a dedicated one, our system will set everything up as soon as the SSL is approved and issued with no need for any action on your end.