SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encrypts the information that users submit on a website. If they input a username and a password on a login page or they buy services and products online and they type in their credit card information, the data will be exchanged with the server in an encrypted form, so an unauthorized third-party won't be able to see it. An SSL certificate will heighten the security of your Internet site and will make it more inviting to consumers, but in addition to the cost for the SSL, you must spend more money for a dedicated IP address, that is usually required for the SSL installation. In case you have a small e-commerce portal and your budget is small or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you can find far better use for the money, you could avoid the additional expense by taking advantage of our services due to the fact that our cloud website hosting platform supports SSL certificates not just on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Shared Hosting

A shared IP can be used for any SSL certificate, regardless if you buy it from us or from another vendor and regardless of the shared hosting package which you have on our end. If you obtain the SSL through us, you will come across this option on the certificate order page in your hosting Control Panel where you can also take full advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option we offer you. If the latter is selected inside the SSL order wizard, our system shall install and set up everything for you via the specially configured server shared IP address, thus once you buy and approve the SSL, there won't be anything else to do on your end. You can save the funds you will otherwise have to pay for a dedicated IP and the SSL shall function in the exact same way, so any information which the site visitors submit will be encrypted. The sole difference is that if you input the shared IP address instead of your domain name in an Internet browser, the Internet site will not display.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Any SSL certificate can be used with our specifically set up shared IPs, therefore if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you'll be able to use this option with simply a few clicks when you install a certificate that you purchase through us or through another retailer. For the SSLs which we offer you are also able to take advantage of an additional function and have our system set everything up for you. This way as soon as you approve the SSL, the shared IP address shall be set for the given domain name or subdomain and the certificate will be installed without any action required on your end, and so any info that website visitors submit on your website shall be secure. The SSL will function in the exact same way regardless if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP and the one thing that is different between the two setups is that entering the shared IP as a URL inside a browser won't open your site.