If you would like to protect the info which visitors submit on your site, you'll need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and that's a protocol used to encode any data exchanged between a website and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any info, they'll not be able to read or use it in any way. The existing level of encryption makes it virtually impossible to decrypt the actual content, thus if you have a login form of some type or you offer services and goods online and clients submit credit card information, using an SSL certificate will be an assurance that the information is secure. Typically a dedicated IP address is required to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your website. The additional expense may matter if you manage a small web store, a non-profit organization or any other entity which doesn't make a big profit, so to save you the funds, our cloud web hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.

Shared SSL IP in Hosting

As we offer SSL certificates with our hosting packages, you can very easily secure your site and use a shared IP address with only several clicks. The option will be available during the order process, so if you have a dedicated IP, you'll be able to use it, but if you do not have one and you do not want to pay for this kind of a service, you can use the shared IP, which has been configured especially for SSLs. The certificate shall work in the very same way as if it had a dedicated IP and the one difference shall be that if somebody tries to open the IP address as a URL, they won't see your Internet site. Since our system includes an auto-configuration option, the SSL will be set up automatically once it's issued, so you'll not need to do anything on your end after you approve it. That way, you could have a protected and trustworthy website without spending more money for that.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

Any SSL certificate can be employed with our specifically configured shared IPs, so if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you could use this option with only several clicks when you install a certificate which you purchase through us or through any other 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. Thus the instant you approve the SSL, the shared IP shall be set for the specific domain name or subdomain and the certificate shall be installed without any action needed on your end, and so any data that site visitors submit on your Internet site will be protected. The SSL shall function in the exact same way irrespective if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP and the one thing that is different between the two setups is that inputting the shared IP as a URL inside a web browser will not open your Internet site.