SSL, which stands short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encodes the info that customers submit on a website. If they type in a username and a password on a login page or they purchase services and products online and they type in their credit card info, the data shall be exchanged with the web server in an encrypted form, so an unauthorized third-party shall not able to see it. An SSL certificate will increase the safety of your Internet site and will make it more inviting to customers, but on top of the cost for the SSL, you have to spend more money for a dedicated IP address, that is normally needed for the SSL installation. In case you manage a modest e-commerce portal and your budget is limited or you are a part of a non-profit organization and you can find much better use for the funds, you'll be able to avoid the additional expense by taking advantage of our services due to the fact that our cloud web hosting platform supports SSL certificates not just on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Cloud Hosting

You can use a shared IP for an SSL certificate with every cloud hosting package we offer and no matter if the SSL is ordered through us or through a third-party company. If the SSL is obtained on our end, not only could you choose the shared IP to be set during the order, but you could also select our auto-configuration option, so once you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system shall handle the installation for you within a couple of seconds and you will not need to do anything manually. The sole difference between employing a shared IP and a dedicated one is that your website will not appear if you try to open https://the-IP-address rather than https://your-domain-name, but other than that, everything will be exactly the same. With this feature you could protect the information of your customers and have a reliable website without the added expense for a dedicated IP.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The shared IP address option is available with all semi-dedicated hosting and the setup takes merely a couple of clicks in the hosting CP irrespective if you purchase an SSL from our enterprise or through a third-party supplier. There shall not be any difference in the way the certificate operates or encodes the information your visitors submit, so your website will be protected without spending any additional cash for a dedicated IP. The sole thing that will be different is that https://the-shared-IP won't open your site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it's extremely unlikely that anyone shall ever try to access your internet site in this way as opposed to typing your domain. Additionally we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs purchased via our company and if you select it and you decide to use a shared IP rather than a dedicated one, our system shall set everything up the moment the SSL is approved and issued without the need for any action on your end.