If you'd like to protect the info that visitors submit on your Internet site, you'll need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation is short for Secure Sockets Layer and that's a protocol used to encode any information exchanged between an Internet site and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized individual intercepts any info, they'll not be able to read or use it in any way. The existing level of encryption makes it virtually impossible to decrypt the actual content, and so if you have a login form of some sort or you offer goods and services online and clients submit credit card info, using an SSL certificate will be an assurance that the information is secure. Usually a dedicated IP address is needed to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your Internet site. The additional cost may matter in case you run a small online store, a non-profit organization or any other entity which does not generate a big profit, so to save you the money, our cloud hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.

Shared SSL IP in Cloud Website Hosting

You'll be able to use a shared IP address for an SSL certificate with every cloud website hosting package we offer and no matter if the SSL is bought through our company or through a third-party business. If the SSL is obtained on our end, not only could you choose the shared IP to be set during the order, but you may also select our auto-configuration option, so as soon as you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system will install it for you within a few seconds and you'll not have to do anything personally. The only difference between using a shared IP address and a dedicated one is that your Internet site won't appear in the event that you try to open https://the-IP-address rather than https://your-domain-name, but besides that, everything shall be identical. With this feature you'll be able to protect the information of your customers and have a secure site without the added expense for a dedicated IP.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

The shared IP option is available with all semi-dedicated servers and the setup takes just a couple of mouse clicks inside the hosting CP irrespective if you purchase an SSL from our company or from a third-party supplier. There will not be any difference with regards to how the certificate functions or encrypts the information your visitors submit, so your site shall be protected without spending the additional cash for a dedicated IP address. The sole thing which will be different is that https://the-shared-IP won't open your website, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is unlikely that anyone will ever try to access your site in this way instead of entering your domain. We also offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs purchased through our company and if you select it and you opt to use a shared IP address rather than a dedicated one, our system will set everything up the instant the SSL is approved and issued without the need for any action on your end.