SSL, which is short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encodes the info that users submit on a website. If they input a username and a password on a login page or they acquire goods and services online and they input their credit card information, the data shall be exchanged with the web server in an encrypted form, which means that an unauthorized third-party will not be able to see it. An SSL certificate will heighten the protection of your Internet site and shall make it more appealing to customers, but besides the cost for the SSL, you must spend more funds for a dedicated IP address, which is normally required for the SSL installation. If you manage a modest e-commerce portal and your budget is limited or you are a part of a non-profit organization and you could find better use for the funds, you'll be able to avoid the extra expense by making use of our services since our cloud website hosting platform supports SSL certificates not just on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Web Hosting

You could use a shared IP for an SSL certificate with every web hosting package we offer and regardless if the SSL is bought through us or through a third-party business. If the SSL is acquired on our end, not only will you be able to pick the shared IP to be set during the order, but you may also pick our auto-configuration option, so once you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system will handle the installation for you within a couple of seconds and you won't have to do anything manually. The sole difference between using a shared IP and a dedicated one is that your Internet site will not appear if you try to open https://the-IP-address instead of https://your-domain-name, but besides that, everything shall be exactly the same. With this function you could protect the info of your customers and have a risk-free site without the additional expense for a dedicated IP address.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

Any SSL certificate could be employed with our specially configured shared IPs, therefore if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you can use this option with simply a few clicks when you install a certificate which you acquire through us or through another vendor. For the SSLs which we offer you could also take advantage of an additional function and have our system set everything up for you. Thus the moment you approve the SSL, the shared IP will be set for the specific domain or subdomain and the certificate shall be installed with no action expected on your end, and thus any information that site visitors submit on your website shall be protected. The SSL will do the job in the same exact way no matter if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the 1 thing that is different between the two setups is that typing the shared IP address as a URL in a web browser will not open your Internet site.