If you want to protect the info that visitors submit on your Internet site, you need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation refers to Secure Sockets Layer and that's a protocol used to encrypt any data exchanged between a site and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized individual intercepts any info, they shall not be able to read or use it in any way. The present level of encryption makes it practically impossible to decrypt the real content, and so if you have a login form of some sort or you offer goods and services online and customers submit credit card details, using an SSL certificate will be a guarantee that the information is secure. Normally a dedicated IP address is needed to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your Internet site. The additional cost may matter if you manage a small web shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity which does not make a big revenue, 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

As we offer SSL certificates with our shared hosting solutions, you can effortlessly secure your website and use a shared IP address with just a couple of mouse clicks. The option will be available during the order procedure, hence if you have a dedicated IP, you'll be able to use it, but if you don't have one and you don't want to pay for this type of a service, you can use the shared IP, that has been configured particularly for SSLs. The certificate will work in the exact same way as if it had a dedicated IP and the only difference shall be that if somebody attempts to open the IP address as a URL, they won't see your website. Since our system has an auto-configuration option, the SSL will be set up automatically as soon as it's issued, so you will not need to do anything on your end after you approve it. In this way, you can have a risk-free and trustworthy Internet site without having to spend more money for that.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The shared IP option is available with all Linux semi-dedicated hosting packages and the setup takes merely 2 mouse clicks within the hosting Control Panel no matter if you order an SSL through our business or from a third-party provider. There will not be any difference in the way the certificate operates or encrypts the information your visitors submit, so your Internet site will be protected without having to spend the extra money for a dedicated IP. The sole thing which will be different is that https://the-shared-IP won't open your site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it's extremely unlikely that anyone shall ever try to access your internet site in this way instead of keying in your domain name. In addition, we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs ordered through our company and if you select it and you choose to use a shared IP address rather than a dedicated one, our system will set everything up the instant the SSL is approved and issued without the need for any action on your end.