If you would like to protect the data which visitors submit on your website, you'll need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation refers to Secure Sockets Layer and that is a protocol employed to encrypt any info exchanged between a site and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized individual intercepts any data, 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 type or you offer products and services online and customers submit credit card info, using an SSL certificate shall be a guarantee that the data 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 cost may matter in case you manage a small web shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity which doesn't generate a big income, so to save you the funds, our cloud website hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.

Shared SSL IP in Hosting

You'll be able to use a shared IP address for an SSL certificate with each hosting solution we offer and regardless if the SSL is purchased through us or through a third-party vendor. If the SSL is acquired on our end, not only can you choose the shared IP to be set during the order, but you could also select our auto-configuration option, so as soon as you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system will handle the installation for you within a few seconds and you'll not have to do anything personally. The sole difference between using a shared IP address and a dedicated one is that your site will not appear in case you try to open https://the-IP-address rather than https://your-domain-name, but besides that, everything shall be exactly the same. With this feature you'll be able to protect the information of your clients and have a risk-free website without the extra expense for a dedicated IP.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

The shared IP option is available with all semi-dedicated hosting plans and the setup takes just two mouse clicks in the hosting CP regardless if you buy an SSL from our company or via a third-party supplier. There shall not be any difference with regards to how the certificate functions or encodes the data which your site visitors submit, so your website will be secure without spending any additional funds for a dedicated IP address. The one thing that will be different is that https://the-shared-IP shall not open your Internet site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it's highly unlikely that anyone shall ever try to access your website in this way instead of inputting your domain name. In addition, we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs purchased through our company and if you select it and you opt to use a shared IP address rather than a dedicated one, our system shall set everything up the instant the SSL is approved and issued without the need for any action on your end.