SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encodes the info which clients submit on a website. If they input a username and a password on a login page or they purchase services and goods online and they enter their credit card info, 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 raise the safety of your Internet site and will make it more appealing to clients, but on top of the cost for the SSL, you need to spend extra money for a dedicated IP address, that's typically required for the SSL installation. In case you manage a small e-commerce portal and your budget is tight or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you can find far better use for the money, you'll be able to avoid the extra expense by making use of our services due to the fact that 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 Shared Hosting

A shared IP could be employed for any SSL certificate, irrespective if you get it from our company or from a different vendor and regardless of the shared hosting service which you have on our end. If you obtain the SSL from us, you shall discover this option on the certificate order page in your hosting Control Panel where you can also take advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option which we offer. If the latter is picked within the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you via the specifically configured server shared IP address, thus once you buy and approve the SSL, there won't be anything else to do on your end. You'll be able to save the cash you will otherwise have to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL will work in the same exact way, so any info which the site visitors submit shall be encoded. The sole difference is that if you type the shared IP address instead of your domain inside a web browser, the Internet site shall not display.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

The shared IP option is available with all Linux semi-dedicated servers and the setup takes only a couple of clicks within the hosting CP irrespective if you buy an SSL via our enterprise or from a third-party vendor. There will not be any difference in terms of how the certificate works or encodes the info that your visitors submit, so your Internet site will be protected without spending any additional funds for a dedicated IP. The sole thing that'll be different is that https://the-shared-IP won't open your Internet site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it's unlikely that anyone will ever try to access your website in this way instead of keying in your domain. In addition, we 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 instead of a dedicated one, our system will set everything up the instant the SSL is approved and issued with no need for any action on your end.