SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encrypts the info that users submit on an Internet site. If they input a username and a password on a login page or they acquire services and products online and they input their credit card information, the data shall be exchanged with the server in an encrypted form, which means that an unauthorized third-party won't be able to see it. An SSL certificate will raise the protection of your site and shall make it more appealing to customers, but on top of the cost for the SSL, you must spend more money for a dedicated IP address, that is usually needed for the SSL installation. If you manage a modest e-commerce portal and your budget is restricted or you are a part of a non-profit organization and you can find much better use for the funds, you'll be able to avoid the additional expense by taking advantage of our services since our cloud web hosting platform supports SSL certificates not only on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Web Hosting

A shared IP can be used for any SSL certificate, regardless if you get it from us or from a different dealer and regardless of the web hosting service that you have on our end. If you obtain the SSL from us, you will come across this option on the certificate order page inside your hosting Control Panel where you can also take full advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option we offer. If the latter is picked in the SSL order wizard, our system shall install and set up everything for you using the specially configured server shared IP address, thus once you order and approve the SSL, there won't be anything else to do on your end. You can save the money you will otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP and the SSL will do the job in the exact same way, so any info which the site visitors submit will be encoded. The one difference is that if you enter the shared IP instead of your domain within an Internet browser, the website will not appear.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The shared IP address option is available with all Linux semi-dedicated services and the setup takes only a couple of mouse clicks in the hosting CP irrespective if you purchase an SSL via our business or from a third-party supplier. There shall not be any difference in terms of how the certificate functions or encrypts the data that your website visitors submit, so your Internet site shall be secure without spending the additional money for a dedicated IP. The one thing that will be different is that https://the-shared-IP will not open your Internet site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it's quite unlikely that anybody shall ever try to access your website in this way rather than entering your domain. We also offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs obtained via our company and if you select it and you choose to use a shared IP address instead of a dedicated one, our system shall set everything up the instant the SSL is approved and issued without any action on your end.