If you want to protect the data which visitors submit on your website, you will require an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and that's a protocol used to encode any information exchanged between an Internet site and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized individual intercepts any information, they shall not be able to read or use it in any way. The existing level of encryption makes it virtually impossible to decrypt the authentic content, thus if you have a login form of some sort or you offer goods and services online and customers submit credit card details, using an SSL certificate will be a guarantee that the information is protected. Usually a dedicated IP address is required to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your Internet site. The additional cost may matter if you manage a small online shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity that doesn't generate a big income, so to save you the funds, our cloud hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.

Shared SSL IP in Hosting

As we offer SSL certificates with our hosting solutions, you can effortlessly secure your Internet site and use a shared IP address with just several clicks. The option will be available during the order process, so if you have a dedicated IP address, you could use it, but if you do not have one and you don't want to pay for this type of a service, you could use the shared IP, which has been set up specifically for SSLs. The certificate shall work in the exact same way as if it had a dedicated IP and the one difference will be that if someone tries to open the IP address as a URL, they won't see your website. Due to the fact that our system includes an auto-configuration option, the SSL shall be set up automatically as soon as it's issued, so you shall not have to do anything on your end after you approve it. That way, you can have a protected and reliable website without having to spend extra money for that.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

Any SSL certificate could be used with our specifically configured shared IPs, so if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you could use this option with simply a couple of mouse clicks when you install a certificate which you obtain through us or through another dealer. 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. Thus the instant you approve the SSL, the shared IP address will be set for the given domain or subdomain and the certificate will 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 do the job in the exact same way regardless if it's set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the 1 thing that is different between the two setups is that typing the shared IP address as a URL within a browser won't open your site.