SSL, which stands short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol that enciphers the information which customers submit on a website. If they type in a username and a password on a login page or they purchase products and services online and they enter their credit card information, the data shall be exchanged with the web server in an encrypted form, consequently an unauthorized third-party won't be able to see it. An SSL certificate will increase the protection of your site and shall make it more attractive to consumers, but in addition to the cost for the SSL, you must spend additional funds for a dedicated IP address, that's normally needed for the SSL installation. If you run a small e-commerce portal and your budget is tight or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you could find better use for the money, you could avoid the additional 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
A shared IP can be used for any SSL certificate, no matter if you buy it from our company or from a different vendor and regardless of the web hosting service which you have on our end. If you obtain the SSL through us, you'll find this option on the certificate order page in your hosting CP where you can also take advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option that we offer you. If the latter is chosen inside the SSL order wizard, our system shall 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 you'll otherwise have to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL will function in the same exact way, so any data that the website visitors submit will be encrypted. The only difference is that if you enter the shared IP address instead of your domain within a web browser, the Internet site will not display.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers
Any SSL certificate can be employed with our specifically set up shared IPs, therefore if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you could use this option with just several mouse clicks when you install a certificate that you purchase through us or through any other vendor. For the SSLs which we offer you can also take advantage of an additional function and have our system set everything up for you. That way once you approve the SSL, the shared IP address will be set for the particular domain or subdomain and the certificate will be installed with no action required on your end, so any information that visitors submit on your site shall be secure. The SSL shall do the job in the same exact way no matter if it's set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the 1 thing that's different between the two setups is that typing the shared IP address as a URL in a web browser shall not open your Internet site.