SSL, which stands short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol that encodes the data which users submit on a website. If they enter 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, which means that an unauthorized third-party shall not able to see it. An SSL certificate will raise the safety of your Internet site and shall make it more appealing to clients, but besides the cost for the SSL, you must spend extra money for a dedicated IP address, which is typically needed for the SSL installation. In case you manage a modest e-commerce portal and your budget is small or you are a part of a non-profit organization and you can find better use for the funds, you could avoid the extra expense by making use of our services given that our cloud web hosting platform supports SSL certificates not just on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.
Shared SSL IP in Shared Web Hosting
A shared IP could be used for any SSL certificate, no matter if you buy it from us or from some other retailer and regardless of the shared web hosting plan you have on our end. If you obtain the SSL from us, you shall find this option on the certificate order page inside your hosting CP where you can also take advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option we offer you. If the latter is chosen in the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you via the specially configured server shared IP address, thus once you acquire and approve the SSL, there shall not be anything else to do on your end. You can save the money you'll otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL shall do the job in the same exact way, so any info the visitors submit will be encrypted. The one difference is that if you input the shared IP instead of your domain name within an Internet browser, the site shall not display.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers
The shared IP address option is available with all semi-dedicated servers and the setup takes just 2 mouse clicks within the hosting Control Panel no matter if you purchase an SSL through our company or via a third-party provider. There will not be any difference with regards to how the certificate operates or encodes the data which your visitors submit, so your site shall be protected without having to spend any additional cash for a dedicated IP address. The one thing which will be different is that https://the-shared-IP will not open your Internet site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is extremely unlikely that anybody shall ever try to access your website in this way as opposed to entering your domain name. In addition, we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs bought through our company and if you select it and you decide to use a shared IP address instead of a dedicated one, our system shall set everything up the moment the SSL is approved and issued without any action on your end.