SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encrypts the data that users submit on an Internet site. If they enter a username and a password on a login page or they buy services and products online and they input their credit card details, the data will be exchanged with the server in an encrypted form, hence an unauthorized third-party will not be able to see it. An SSL certificate will increase the protection of your website and shall make it more inviting to customers, but besides the cost for the SSL, you need to spend more money for a dedicated IP address, that is normally required for the SSL installation. In case you manage a modest e-commerce portal and your budget is restricted or you are a part of a non-profit organization and you can find far better use for the capital, you'll be able to avoid the additional expense by making use of our services given that our cloud website hosting platform supports SSL certificates not only on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Hosting

A shared IP can be employed for any SSL certificate, regardless if you acquire it from our company or from another seller and regardless of the hosting service which you have on our end. If you get the SSL from us, you'll come across this option on the certificate order page within your hosting CP where you can also make use of the 1-click automatic configuration option that we offer you. If the latter is chosen in the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you using the specifically configured server shared IP address, thus once you acquire and approve the SSL, there won't be anything else to do on your end. You'll be able to save the cash that you'll otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL will function in the exact same way, so any info which the site visitors submit shall be encrypted. The one difference is that if you input the shared IP instead of your domain inside a web browser, the Internet site will not show up.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Any SSL certificate could be used with our specially configured shared IPs, thus if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you'll be able to use this option with only several mouse clicks when you install a certificate which you acquire through us or through any other dealer. For the SSLs which we offer you are also able to take advantage of an extra function and have our system set everything up for you. This way the moment you approve the SSL, the shared IP address shall be set for the particular domain or subdomain and the certificate shall be installed without any action needed on your end, so any information that site visitors submit on your site will be secure. The SSL shall perform in the same exact way irrespective if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the 1 thing that's different between the two setups is that inputting the shared IP address as a URL inside an Internet browser will not open your Internet site.