If you would like to protect the info which visitors submit on your Internet site, you will require an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and that's a protocol employed to encrypt any data exchanged between an Internet site and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any data, they will not be able to read or use it in any way. The current level of encryption makes it pretty much impossible to decrypt the authentic content, and so if you have a login form of some kind or you offer goods and services online and customers submit credit card information, using an SSL certificate shall 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 website. 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 Web Hosting

You will be able to use this option with all of our shared web hosting packages and with any SSL certificate issued from any vendor. When you prefer to use an SSL from our company, everything will be arrange automatically and you'll not have to do anything after you order and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will permit you to pick a shared IP to be used and the SSL to be set up by our system, so using this feature requires no more than 2 additional clicks after you fill the required information for the certificate. The proper functioning of the SSL will not be impacted in any way and any data that site visitors submit on your website will be encrypted and secured in the same exact way. The only difference from using a dedicated address is that http:// won't open your Internet site, but it is extremely unlikely that anyone will ever attempt to access it in this way rather than entering your domain inside the web browser URL bar.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

The shared IP option is available with all semi-dedicated servers and the setup takes only 2 mouse clicks inside the hosting Control Panel irrespective if you purchase an SSL through our enterprise or via a third-party vendor. There won't be any difference in the way the certificate functions or encrypts the data your site visitors submit, so your website shall be protected without spending any additional cash for a dedicated IP address. The only thing that will be different is that https://the-shared-IP will not open your website, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is highly unlikely that anybody will ever try to access your website in this way instead of keying in your domain. Additionally we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs ordered through our company and if you select it and you decide to use a shared IP rather than a dedicated one, our system shall set everything up the instant the SSL is approved and issued without the need for any action on your end.