If you'd like to protect the data which visitors submit on your site, you'll need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and this is a protocol employed to encode any data exchanged between an Internet site and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any information, they shall not be able to read or use it in any way. The existing level of encryption makes it pretty much impossible to decrypt the real content, therefore if you have a login form of some type or you offer services and goods online and customers submit credit card info, using an SSL certificate will be a guarantee that the info is secure. Normally a dedicated IP address is required to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your site. The additional cost may matter if you manage a small web store, a non-profit organization or any other entity which does not generate a big income, so to save you the money, our cloud hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.

Shared SSL IP in Website Hosting

You will be able to use this option with all of our website hosting solutions and with any SSL certificate issued from any retailer. When you decide to work with an SSL from our company, everything will be set up automatically and you will not have to do anything after you obtain and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will enable you to choose a shared IP address to be used and the SSL to be installed by our system, so using this function requires a maximum of two additional mouse clicks after you fill the necessary details for the certificate. The adequate operation of the SSL shall not be affected in any way and any information which website visitors submit on your website will be encrypted and protected in the very same way. The sole difference from working with a dedicated address is that http:// won't open your site, but it is unlikely that anyone will ever seek to access it this way rather than typing your domain name within the world-wide web browser URL bar.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The shared IP option is available with all semi-dedicated hosting and the setup takes merely 2 mouse clicks in the hosting CP no matter if you obtain an SSL from our enterprise or through a third-party provider. There shall not be any difference in terms of how the certificate functions or encodes the information which your website visitors submit, so your site shall be protected without having to spend any additional money for a dedicated IP address. The one thing which will be different is that https://the-shared-IP shall not open your site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is highly unlikely that anyone will ever try to access your site in this way as opposed to keying in your domain name. In addition, we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs bought via our company and if you select it and you decide to use a shared IP address rather than a dedicated one, our system shall set everything up the moment the SSL is approved and issued with no need for any action on your end.