SSL, which is short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol that enciphers the information which customers submit on a website. If they input a username and a password on a login page or they buy products and services online and they type in their credit card information, the data will be exchanged with the hosting server in an encrypted form, therefore an unauthorized third-party will not be able to see it. An SSL certificate will increase the safety of your Internet site and shall make it more attractive to consumers, but on top of the cost for the SSL, you have to spend extra money for a dedicated IP address, that's normally required for the SSL installation. In case you run a modest e-commerce portal and your budget is small or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you can find better use for the money, you could avoid the extra expense by making use of our services as our cloud hosting platform supports SSL certificates not only on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Cloud Hosting

A shared IP could be employed for any SSL certificate, no matter if you get it from us or from a different dealer and regardless of the cloud hosting plan which you have on our end. If you get the SSL from us, you will come across this option on the certificate order page in your hosting CP where you can also make use of the 1-click automatic configuration option which we offer you. If the latter is picked inside the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you through the specifically configured server shared IP address, so once you order and approve the SSL, there won't be anything else to do on your end. You can save the cash you will otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL will work in the same exact way, so any info the site visitors submit will be encoded. The one difference is that if you input the shared IP instead of your domain name inside a browser, the website won't appear.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

Any SSL certificate can be employed with our specifically set up shared IPs, so if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you could use this option with simply a couple of clicks when you install a certificate which you purchase through us or through another dealer. For the SSLs which we offer you could also take advantage of an extra function and have our system set everything up for you. In this way the moment you approve the SSL, the shared IP address shall be set for the specific domain name or subdomain and the certificate shall be installed with no action required on your end, and so any data that site visitors submit on your Internet site shall be secure. The SSL shall perform in the same exact way irrespective if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the one thing which is different between the two setups is that entering the shared IP as a URL within a browser shall not open your website.