SSL, which is short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encrypts the info which clients submit on a website. If they enter a username and a password on a login page or they purchase products and services online and they input their credit card info, the data will be exchanged with the web server in an encrypted form, consequently an unauthorized third-party will not be able to see it. An SSL certificate will increase the security of your website and shall make it more attractive to customers, but besides the cost for the SSL, you have to spend more funds for a dedicated IP address, which is typically required for the SSL installation. If you run a small e-commerce portal and your budget is restricted or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you can find far better use for the money, you can avoid the extra expense by taking advantage of our services given that our cloud hosting platform supports SSL certificates not only on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Shared Web Hosting

You can use a shared IP for an SSL certificate with each shared web hosting package we offer and regardless if the SSL is bought through our company or through a third-party business. If the SSL is purchased on our end, not only can you choose the shared IP to be set during the order, but you could also choose our auto-configuration option, so once you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system shall set it up for you within a few seconds and you'll not need to do anything manually. The only difference between employing a shared IP and a dedicated one is that your Internet site won't appear in the event that you try to open https://the-IP-address instead of https://your-domain-name, but other than that, everything will be identical. With this feature you can protect the information of your clients and have a reliable website without the additional expense for a dedicated IP address.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

Any SSL certificate could be used with our specially set up shared IPs, so if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you could use this option with only several mouse clicks when you install a certificate you obtain through us or through another retailer. For the SSLs that we offer you are also able to take advantage of another function and have our system set everything up for you. In this way the minute you approve the SSL, the shared IP address shall be set for the given domain name or subdomain and the certificate will be installed with no action required on your end, so any data that visitors submit on your website will be secure. The SSL will work in the same exact way irrespective if it's set on a shared or a dedicated IP and the 1 thing that is different between the two setups is that entering the shared IP as a URL inside a browser shall not open your site.