SSL, which is short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol that enciphers the information that clients submit on an Internet site. If they type in a username and a password on a login page or they acquire goods and services online and they enter their credit card information, the data shall be exchanged with the hosting server in an encrypted form, which means that an unauthorized third-party shall not able to see it. An SSL certificate will raise the protection of your Internet site and will make it more inviting to clients, but on top of the cost for the SSL, you need to spend additional funds for a dedicated IP address, that's usually required for the SSL installation. If you manage a small e-commerce portal and your budget is limited or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you can find better use for the funds, you'll be able to avoid the added expense by taking advantage of our services since our cloud hosting platform supports SSL certificates not only on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Shared Hosting

A shared IP can be employed for any SSL certificate, irrespective if you get it from us or from a different dealer and regardless of the shared hosting service you have on our end. If you acquire the SSL through us, you will come across 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 which we offer you. If the latter is selected within the SSL order wizard, our system shall install and set up everything for you through the specially configured server shared IP address, therefore once you acquire and approve the SSL, there will not be anything else to do on your end. You could save the funds that you'll otherwise have to pay for a dedicated IP and the SSL shall function in the same exact way, so any data the site visitors submit shall be encoded. The sole difference is that if you input the shared IP address instead of your domain within an Internet browser, the Internet site shall not appear.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can use a shared IP address for an SSL purchased through us or through any other supplier with any of our semi-dedicated service. The setup is incredibly basic and if you obtain the certificate from our company, you could also take full advantage of our SSL wizard where with just several clicks you'll be able to pick the SSL to be installed automatically for the selected domain or subdomain on the shared IP address that's configured to be employed for this specific purpose. This option will save you time and work since you won't need to do anything after you approve the SSL through e-mail, not mentioning the money you shall save for the IP address on a monthly basis. Your website will be protected and any client will feel confident that their data will be protected since using a shared IP address doesn't affect the proper operation of the certificate and the only difference from using a dedicated one is that the IP address cannot be used as a URL to access your Internet site.