If you would 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 that is a protocol employed to encrypt any info exchanged between a website and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any information, they'll not be able to read or use it in any way. The present level of encryption makes it literally impossible to decrypt the authentic content, so if you have a login form of some type or you offer products and services online and clients submit credit card info, using an SSL certificate will be an assurance that the info is secure. Typically a dedicated IP address is required to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your Internet site. The additional cost may matter when you manage a small online shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity which doesn't generate a big profit, so to save you the funds, our cloud web hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.

Shared SSL IP in Shared Hosting

Since we offer SSL certificates with our shared hosting solutions, you can quickly secure your site and use a shared IP address with only a few mouse clicks. The option shall be available during the order process, thus if you have a dedicated IP address, you could use it, but if you do not have one and you do not want to pay for this kind of a service, you can use the shared IP, which has been set up particularly for SSLs. The certificate shall work in the very same way as if it had a dedicated IP address and the one difference will be that if anyone attempts to open the IP address as a URL, they won't see your Internet site. As our system includes an auto-configuration option, the SSL shall be set up automatically once it is issued, so you will not have to do anything on your end after you approve it. This way, you can have a secure and reliable website without spending extra cash for that.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Any SSL certificate could be used with our specially configured shared IPs, therefore if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you can use this option with just a couple of mouse clicks when you install a certificate which you purchase through us or through some other dealer. For the SSLs that we offer you can also take advantage of another function and have our system set everything up for you. That way the moment you approve the SSL, the shared IP address shall be set for the particular domain or subdomain and the certificate will be installed without any action needed on your end, and thus any information that site visitors submit on your Internet site will be protected. The SSL shall function in the same exact way regardless if it's set on a shared or a dedicated IP and the only thing which is different between the two setups is that inputting the shared IP as a URL in a web browser won't open your website.