SSL, which is short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encodes the data which users submit on an Internet site. If they input a username and a password on a login page or they acquire services and goods online and they type in their credit card info, the data will be exchanged with the server in an encrypted form, thus an unauthorized third-party won't be able to see it. An SSL certificate will heighten the security of your website and will make it more appealing to customers, but on top of the cost for the SSL, you must spend more money for a dedicated IP address, which is typically required for the SSL installation. If you manage a small e-commerce portal and your budget is restricted or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you could find better use for the capital, you'll be able to avoid the extra expense by making use of our services since our cloud website hosting platform supports SSL certificates not just on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Shared Web Hosting

A shared IP can be employed for any SSL certificate, irrespective if you purchase it from our company or from a different vendor and regardless of the shared web hosting plan that you have on our end. If you get the SSL through us, you'll discover this option on the certificate order page within your hosting Control Panel where you could also make use of the 1-click automatic configuration option that we offer you. If the latter is chosen inside the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you using the specifically configured server shared IP, so once you acquire and approve the SSL, there will not be anything else to do on your end. You can save the funds that you'll otherwise have to pay for a dedicated IP and the SSL will work in the exact same way, so any information the website visitors submit shall be encrypted. The one difference is that if you enter the shared IP instead of your domain name within a browser, the website shall not show up.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

Any SSL certificate could be used with our specifically configured shared IPs, so if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you can use this option with merely a couple of mouse clicks when you install a certificate which you purchase through us or through another vendor. For the SSLs we offer you can also take advantage of an extra function and have our system set everything up for you. Thus the moment you approve the SSL, the shared IP shall be set for the given domain name or subdomain and the certificate will be installed with no action expected on your end, and thus any information that visitors submit on your site will be secure. The SSL shall function in the same exact way no matter if it's set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the one thing that is different between the two setups is that inputting the shared IP address as a URL inside a browser shall not open your Internet site.