SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol that encrypts the info that users submit on an Internet site. If they input a username and a password on a login page or they purchase goods and services online and they input their credit card details, the data shall be exchanged with the web 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 will make it more appealing to clients, but in addition to the cost for the SSL, you have to spend extra money for a dedicated IP address, which is typically required for the SSL installation. If you have a small e-commerce portal and your budget is tight or you are a part of a non-profit organization and you could find much better use for the money, you'll be able to avoid the added expense by taking advantage of our services due to the fact that 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 Shared Hosting

A shared IP could be used for any SSL certificate, regardless if you acquire it from us or from a different retailer and regardless of the shared hosting package that you have on our end. If you acquire the SSL through us, you will discover this option on the certificate order page inside your hosting CP where you could also make use of the 1-click automatic configuration option we offer. If the latter is selected within the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you using the specifically configured server shared IP address, thus once you buy and approve the SSL, there will not be anything else to do on your end. You'll be able to save the money that you will otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL shall function in the same exact way, so any information the website visitors submit shall be encrypted. The one difference is that if you enter the shared IP address instead of your domain name within a browser, the website won't show up.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Any SSL certificate can be employed with our specially set up shared IPs, thus if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you could use this option with merely a couple of clicks when you install a certificate that you purchase through us or through any other retailer. For the SSLs that we offer you can also take advantage of an additional function and have our system set everything up for you. In this way the instant you approve the SSL, the shared IP address shall be set for the specific domain name or subdomain and the certificate will be installed with no action required on your end, and thus any information that website visitors submit on your Internet site shall be secure. The SSL shall function in the exact same way irrespective if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the 1 thing that's different between the two setups is that inputting the shared IP address as a URL within a browser will not open your site.