If you wish to protect the info which visitors submit on your website, you need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and that is a protocol used to encrypt any info exchanged between a website and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any info, they shall not be able to read or use it in any way. The current level of encryption makes it virtually impossible to decrypt the authentic content, thus if you have a login form of some type or you offer services and products online and customers submit credit card info, using an SSL certificate will be a guarantee that the info is secure. Typically 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 in case you run a small online shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity which doesn't make a big income, so to save you the cash, our cloud hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.

Shared SSL IP in Web Hosting

As we offer SSL certificates with our web hosting packages, you can very easily secure your website and use a shared IP address with just a couple of mouse clicks. The option shall be available during the order procedure, so if you have a dedicated IP, you could use it, but if you don't have one and you don't want to pay for this sort of a service, you can use the shared IP, which has been set up especially for SSLs. The certificate will work in the exact same way as if it had a dedicated IP address and the sole difference shall be that if someone tries to open the IP address as a URL, they will not see your site. Given that our system features an auto-configuration option, the SSL shall be installed automatically the moment it's issued, so you'll not have to do anything on your end after you approve it. This way, you can have a risk-free and reliable website without spending extra money for that.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Any SSL certificate could be used with our specially configured shared IPs, therefore if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you'll be able to use this option with merely several mouse clicks when you install a certificate you acquire through us or through some other retailer. For the SSLs which we offer you could also take advantage of another function and have our system set everything up for you. This way the moment you approve the SSL, the shared IP address shall be set for the specific domain name or subdomain and the certificate shall be installed with no action expected on your end, so any info that website visitors submit on your website will be protected. The SSL will function in the exact same way no matter if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the only thing that is different between the two setups is that inputting the shared IP address as a URL inside a browser won't open your site.