If you want 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 is a protocol used to encode any information exchanged between a website and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any information, they will not be able to read or use it in any way. The present level of encryption makes it pretty much impossible to decrypt the authentic content, therefore if you have a login form of some kind or you offer goods and services online and clients submit credit card details, using an SSL certificate shall be a guarantee that the info is protected. Normally a dedicated IP address is needed to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your Internet site. The additional expense may matter when you run a small web store, a non-profit organization or any other entity which doesn't generate a big profit, so to save you the cash, 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 Hosting

You'll be able to use a shared IP address for an SSL certificate with each and every shared hosting solution which we offer and no matter if the SSL is ordered through our company or through a third-party firm. If the SSL is purchased on our end, not only could you select the shared IP to be set during the order, but you may also pick our auto-configuration option, so when you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system shall set it up for you within a couple of seconds and you will not have to do anything by hand. The only difference between using a shared IP and a dedicated one is that your website won't appear in case you try to open https://the-IP-address instead of https://your-domain-name, but other than that, everything shall be exactly the same. With this feature you could protect the info of your clients and have a reliable site without the added expense for a dedicated IP.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can use a shared IP for an SSL purchased through us or through any other retailer with any one of our semi-dedicated hosting. The setup is extremely basic and if you get the certificate from our company, you could also take full advantage of our SSL wizard where with just several clicks you can choose the SSL to be installed automatically for the specific domain or subdomain on the shared IP that's configured to be used for this specific purpose. This option shall save you time and work as you won't need to do anything after you approve the SSL via email, not mentioning the cash you shall save for the IP on a monthly basis. Your website will be secured and any customer will feel assured that their data shall be protected as using a shared IP address does not affect the adequate operation of the certificate and the only real difference from using a dedicated one is that the IP can't be used as a URL to access your website.