SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which enciphers the data which clients submit on an Internet site. If they type in a username and a password on a login page or they buy services and products online and they input their credit card info, the data will be exchanged with the hosting server in an encrypted form, hence an unauthorized third-party shall not able to see it. An SSL certificate will raise the security of your Internet site and shall make it more attractive to clients, but on top of the cost for the SSL, you have to spend more money for a dedicated IP address, which is typically needed for the SSL installation. In case you run a modest e-commerce portal and your budget is restricted or you are a part of a non-profit organization and you can find far better use for the money, you could avoid the extra expense by taking advantage of our services as our cloud website hosting platform supports SSL certificates not only on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.
Shared SSL IP in Shared Website Hosting
A shared IP could be employed for any SSL certificate, no matter if you buy it from us or from a different seller and regardless of the shared website hosting service you have on our end. If you acquire the SSL from us, you shall come across this option on the certificate order page inside your hosting Control Panel where you could also take full advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option which we offer. If the latter is picked in the SSL order wizard, our system shall install and set up everything for you through the specifically configured server shared IP, therefore once you order and approve the SSL, there shall not be anything else to do on your end. You could save the cash that you'll otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP and the SSL shall function in the exact same way, so any data which the visitors submit shall be encoded. The sole difference is that if you enter the shared IP address instead of your domain inside a browser, the site shall not show up.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers
The shared IP address option is available with all Linux semi-dedicated servers and the setup takes just 2 clicks within the hosting Control Panel irrespective if you get an SSL from our enterprise or via a third-party supplier. There won't be any difference with regards to how the certificate functions or encrypts the data your website visitors submit, so your site will be secure without spending the additional funds for a dedicated IP address. The sole thing that'll be different is that https://the-shared-IP won't open your site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is extremely unlikely that anyone shall ever try to access your website in this way as opposed to inputting your domain. In addition, we 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 rather than a dedicated one, our system will set everything up the minute the SSL is approved and issued with no need for any action on your end.