SSL, which is short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encodes the information that users submit on an Internet site. If they input a username and a password on a login page or they purchase products and services online and they input their credit card info, the data will be exchanged with the web server in an encrypted form, consequently an unauthorized third-party won't be able to see it. An SSL certificate will increase the protection of your Internet site and will make it more appealing to clients, but besides the cost for the SSL, you need to spend more funds for a dedicated IP address, that's normally needed for the SSL installation. In case you manage a small e-commerce portal and your budget is restricted or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you can find much better use for the funds, you could avoid the added expense by taking advantage of our services due to the fact that our cloud web hosting platform supports SSL certificates not only on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Cloud Web Hosting

A shared IP could be used for any SSL certificate, no matter if you purchase it from us or from some other vendor and regardless of the cloud web hosting service that you have on our end. If you get the SSL from us, you will discover this option on the certificate order page inside your hosting Control Panel where you could also take full advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option that we offer you. If the latter is selected inside the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you via the specifically configured server shared IP, therefore once you acquire and approve the SSL, there shall not be anything else to do on your end. You'll be able to save the money that you will otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL shall work in the same exact way, so any info the website visitors submit shall be encoded. The only difference is that if you enter the shared IP instead of your domain within an Internet browser, the website shall not display.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

Any SSL certificate can be employed with our specially configured shared IPs, so if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you can use this option with simply a couple of mouse clicks when you install a certificate you purchase through us or through any other retailer. For the SSLs that we offer you could also take advantage of an extra function and have our system set everything up for you. In this way as soon as you approve the SSL, the shared IP will be set for the particular domain or subdomain and the certificate shall be installed with no action required on your end, so any information that website visitors submit on your site shall be secure. The SSL will function in the same exact way irrespective if it's set on a shared or a dedicated IP and the 1 thing that's different between the two setups is that typing the shared IP address as a URL in a web browser won't open your website.