SSL, which is short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encrypts the information that clients submit on an Internet site. If they enter a username and a password on a login page or they acquire products and services online and they enter their credit card info, the data shall be exchanged with the web server in an encrypted form, therefore an unauthorized third-party shall not able to see it. An SSL certificate will heighten the security of your website and will make it more attractive to clients, but besides the cost for the SSL, you have to spend more funds for a dedicated IP address, that's typically needed for the SSL installation. In case you run a modest e-commerce portal and your budget is small or you are a part of a non-profit organization and you could find much better use for the capital, you could avoid the added expense by making use 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 Web Hosting

You could use a shared IP for an SSL certificate with every web hosting plan we offer and irrespective if the SSL is bought through our company or through a third-party firm. If the SSL is purchased on our end, not only can you select the shared IP to be set during the order, but you can also select our auto-configuration option, so when you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system shall install it for you within a couple of seconds and you won't need to do anything by hand. The only difference between using a shared IP and a dedicated one is that your website won't appear in case you try to open https://the-IP-address rather than https://your-domain-name, but aside from that, everything shall be exactly the same. With this function you'll be able to protect the data of your customers and have a reliable site without the added expense for a dedicated IP address.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The shared IP address option is available with all Linux semi-dedicated packages and the setup takes only 2 clicks within the hosting CP regardless if you buy an SSL from our business or from a third-party provider. There shall not be any difference in the way the certificate operates or encodes the info that your visitors submit, so your site shall be protected without having to spend any additional money for a dedicated IP address. The only thing that'll be different is that https://the-shared-IP will not open your website, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it's quite unlikely that anyone shall ever try to access your internet site in this way as opposed to typing your domain name. In addition, we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs obtained through our company and if you select it and you opt to use a shared IP as opposed to 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.