If you want to protect the information that visitors submit on your site, you will require an SSL certificate. The abbreviation refers to Secure Sockets Layer and that is a protocol employed to encrypt any data exchanged between a website and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized individual intercepts any data, they'll not be able to read or use it in any way. The current level of encryption makes it practically impossible to decrypt the authentic content, and so if you have a login form of some type or you offer goods and services online and customers submit credit card information, using an SSL certificate will be a guarantee that the data is protected. Typically a dedicated IP address is required to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your site. The additional cost may matter if you manage a small online shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity which does not make a big profit, so to save you the money, 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

You could use a shared IP address for an SSL certificate with every hosting package we offer and regardless if the SSL is purchased through us or through a third-party company. If the SSL is purchased on our end, not only could you choose the shared IP to be set during the order, but you may also pick our auto-configuration option, so as soon as you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system shall do the installation for you within a few seconds and you won't need to do anything by hand. The one difference between employing a shared IP address and a dedicated one is that your Internet site won't appear in case you try to open https://the-IP-address instead of https://your-domain-name, but besides that, everything will be the same. With this function you can protect the information of your customers and have a risk-free website without the extra expense for a dedicated IP.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The shared IP address option is available with all Linux semi-dedicated services and the setup takes merely 2 clicks in the hosting CP irrespective if you get an SSL from our business or from a third-party provider. There won't be any difference with regards to how the certificate operates or encodes the information that your website visitors submit, so your site shall be secure without having to spend any additional funds for a dedicated IP address. The sole thing which will be different is that https://the-shared-IP won't open your Internet site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is unlikely that anybody will ever try to access your website in this way as opposed to keying in your domain. In addition, we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs bought via our company and if you select it and you decide 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 with no need for any action on your end.